Global trends in evaluation methodology of physical activity questionnaires for children and adolescents

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  • Kidokoro Tetsuhiro
    Institute of Health and Sports Science & Medicine, Juntendo University
  • Tanaka Chiaki
    Division of Integrated Sciences, J.F. Oberlin University
  • Tanaka Shigeho
    Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  • Miyachi Motohiko
    Department of Physical Activity Research, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  • Inoue Shigeru
    epartment of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Tokyo Medical University
  • Abe Takafumi
    Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education (CoHRE), Shimane University
  • Suzuki Koya
    Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University

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  • 子ども・青少年における質問紙を用いた身体活動評価法に関する世界的な動向
  • コドモ ・ セイショウネン ニ オケル シツモンシ オ モチイタ シンタイ カツドウ ヒョウカホウ ニ カンスル セカイテキ ナ ドウコウ

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Abstract

<p>Objective: Understanding which physical activity questionnaires are commonly used globally could help in studies of international comparisons in the future. This study aimed to summarize the global trends in the evaluation methodology of physical activity questionnaires for children and adolescents.</p><p>Methods: Literatures from 38 countries that participated in “The Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (Report Card)” were identified. Evidence to grade the overall physical activity levels in each country was collected to summarize the evaluation methodology of physical activity questionnaires for children and adolescents.</p><p>Results: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire was used most frequently among the 38 countries (12 countries, 31.6%). The Global School-based student Health Survey (GSHS) questionnaire was the second popular questionnaire used in 6 countries (15.8%). In both HBSC and GSHS questionnaires, participants were asked to respond with “the number of days in which they achieved 60 minutes/day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)”. On the other hand, several questionnaires contained “frequency” and “volume/time” of MVPA (IPAQ, GPAQ, PAQ-C/A, SHAPES, CLASS, AQuAA); however, only a few countries used those questionnaires.</p><p>Conclusion: The present study showed that evaluating the frequency of achieving 60 minutes/day of MVPA (e.g., HBSC and GSHS) was the most frequently used question to evaluate the overall physical activity in children and adolescents among 38 countries.</p>

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