Validity and bias on the online active Australia survey: activity level and participant factors associated with self-report bias

BMC Medical Research Methodology

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Carol Maher¹  Timothy Olds¹  Jillian Ryan¹  Rachel G. Curtis¹  Sarah Edney¹  Corneel Vandelanotte²  Ronald Plotnikoff³ 

[1] Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition, and Activity, University of South Australia;

[2] Physical Activity Research Group, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University;

[3] Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, The University of Newcastle;

关键词: Physical activity;    Questionnaire;    Accelerometry;    Psychometrics;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12874-020-0896-4

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background This study examined the criterion validity of the online Active Australia Survey, using accelerometry as the criterion, and whether self-report bias was related to level of activity, age, sex, education, body mass index and health-related quality of life. Methods The online Active Australia Survey was validated against the GENEActiv accelerometer as a direct measure of activity. Participants (n = 344) wore an accelerometer for 7 days, completed the Active Australia Survey, and reported their health and demographic characteristics. A Spearman’s rank coefficient examined the association between minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity recorded on the Active Australia Survey and GENEActiv accelerometer. A Bland-Altman plot illustrated self-report bias (the difference between methods). Linear mixed effects modelling was used to examine whether participant factors predicted self-report bias. Results The association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity reported on the online Active Australia Survey and accelerometer was significant (r s  = .27, p < .001). Participants reported 4 fewer minutes per day on the Active Australia Survey than was recorded by accelerometry (95% limits of agreement −104 – 96 min) but the difference was not significant (t(343) = −1.40, p = .16). Self-report bias was negatively associated with minutes of accelerometer-recorded moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and positively associated with mental health-related quality of life. Conclusions The online Active Australia Survey showed limited criterion validity against accelerometry. Self-report bias was related to activity level and mental health-related quality of life. Caution is recommended when interpreting studies using the online Active Australia Survey.

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