Questionnaire as a Tool for the Assessment of Physical Activity Level: A Review of Validation Studies.

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  • 身体活動量に関する質問票の妥当性について
  • シンタイ カツドウリョウ ニ カンスル シツモンヒョウ ノ ダトウセイ ニ ツイテ
  • a Review of Validation Studies

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There are several field techniques for the assessment of physical activity level such as physical activity questionnaires, doubly labeled water (DLW) method, heart rate monitoring, and motion sensors. In particular, the assessment of physical activity by questionnaire is the most popular and widely used method of quantifying physical activity level. A limited number of the validation studies on physical activity questionnaires have been reported by using the reference method such as DLW method. Major points of our review are summarized as follows: (1) In general, physical activity levels evaluated by several forms of questionnaires correlated with those determined by DLW. However, some questionnaires demonstrated poor or no correlations. (2) Inconsistency of the results is due partly to inadequate contents of questionnaire which may have not reflected the subjects' life-style. (3) Although physical activity questionnaires approximately assessed physical activity level for the group, their use for individual physical activity level should be limited. In conclusion, assessment of habitual physical activity by using questionnaire is still on developmental stage. DLW method is a potential tool for the development and validation of new questionnaires which reflect lifestyle and habitual physical activity level.

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