Validity and reliability of a physical activity questionnaire for Vietnamese adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Research

Hidde P van der Ploeg¹  Tang K Hong²  Louise L Hardy³  Michael J Dibley⁴  Nguyen HHD Trang⁵ 

[1] Cluster for Physical Activity and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia;Department of Community Health, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia;Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia;Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia;Department of Community Health, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;

关键词: Reliability;    Validity;    Physical activity questionnaire;    Adolescents;    Vietnam;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1479-5868-9-93

 received in 2011-11-20, accepted in 2012-07-18,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAccurate assessment of physical activity in adolescents at population level is necessary. In Vietnam, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQA) have been validated against accelerometers for use in adolescents. However, these questionnaires were originally designed for adults and showed poor validity. This study aims to assess the reliability and validity of the Vietnamese Adolescent Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire (V-APARQ).MethodsOne hundred and sixty five students were recruited from four junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam in 2004. V-APARQ asked students to report their usual organised and non-organised physical activity during a normal week and moderate- (MPA), vigorous- (VPA and moderate-to-vigorous- (MVPA) physical activity were calculated. Reliability was assessed by test-retest (2 weeks apart). Construct validity was assess by 7-day accelerometry, following the completion of the first V-APARQ.ResultsThe construct validity of the V-APARQ showed Spearman correlation of 0.25 and 0.22 for the assessment of the questionnaire when compared to the accelerometer. Test-retest reliability showed a weighted Kappa of 0.75 and the intra-class correlation coefficient for MVPA was 0.57 for the whole group (MPA =0.37 and VPA = 0.62), and were higher in boys than girls. The Bland-Altman plots for reliability show a mean difference of 0.4 minutes (95 % CI = −3.2, 4.0) for daily MVPA (n = 146) and the limits of agreement were −42.6 to 43.4 mins/day. In boys MVPA was lower on the first, compared with second administration of V-APARQ while the reverse was observed among girls.ConclusionThe reliability and validity of the V-APARQ were low to fair, but are comparable to other self-report physical activity questionnaires used among adolescents. V-APARQ will be useful for population monitoring of change in physical activity among urban Vietnamese adolescents.

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