BACKGROUND: This study validated the short- and long-form New Zealand Physical Activity Questionnaires (NZPAQ-SF and NZPAQ-LF) against heart-rate monitoring (HRM) with individual calibration. METHODS: A multiethnic sample (N = 180), age 19 to 86 y, underwent HRM for 3 consecutive days while simultaneously completing physical activity (PA) logs. RESULTS: Both NZPAQs showed significant (p < .001) correlations to HRM data for brisk walking (r = .27-.43), vigorous-intensity PA (r = .27-.35), and total PA (r = .25; 95% CI, 0.10-0.40), whereas moderate-intensity PA was substantially overreported (mean = 157-199 min). Although the NZPAQ-LF performed better for brisk walking and vigorous-intensity PA, the NZPAQs were strongly correlated (r = .61 and r = .52, respectively, p < .0001). European/Other participants demonstrated the most accurate PA recall of total PA on both NZPAQs (r = .36-.41, p < .01). CONCLUSIONS: The NZPAQs are acceptable instruments for measuring adult PA levels and produce similar results. Substituting culturally specific examples of PAs on the NZPAQs and their accompanying show cards could potentially improve PA recall for Maori and Pacific people.
BACKGROUND: This study validated the short- and long-form New Zealand Physical Activity Questionnaires (NZPAQ-SF and NZPAQ-LF) against heart-rate monitoring (HRM) with individual calibration. METHODS: A multiethnic sample (N = 180), age 19 to 86 y, underwent HRM for 3 consecutive days while simultaneously completing physical activity (PA) logs. RESULTS: Both NZPAQs showed significant (p < .001) correlations to HRM data for brisk walking (r = .27-.43), vigorous-intensity PA (r = .27-.35), and total PA (r = .25; 95% CI, 0.10-0.40), whereas moderate-intensity PA was substantially overreported (mean = 157-199 min). Although the NZPAQ-LF performed better for brisk walking and vigorous-intensity PA, the NZPAQs were strongly correlated (r = .61 and r = .52, respectively, p < .0001). European/Other participants demonstrated the most accurate PA recall of total PA on both NZPAQs (r = .36-.41, p < .01). CONCLUSIONS: The NZPAQs are acceptable instruments for measuring adult PA levels and produce similar results. Substituting culturally specific examples of PAs on the NZPAQs and their accompanying show cards could potentially improve PA recall for Maori and Pacific people.
Authors: Karen L Moy; James F Sallis; Dennis R Trinidad; Christa L Ice; Archana J McEligot Journal: Asia Pac J Public Health Date: 2012-03-16 Impact factor: 1.399
Authors: Barry J Taylor; Anne-Louise M Heath; Barbara C Galland; Andrew R Gray; Julie A Lawrence; Rachel M Sayers; Kelly Dale; Kirsten J Coppell; Rachael W Taylor Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2011-12-19 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Kieran P Dowd; Robert Szeklicki; Marco Alessandro Minetto; Marie H Murphy; Angela Polito; Ezio Ghigo; Hidde van der Ploeg; Ulf Ekelund; Janusz Maciaszek; Rafal Stemplewski; Maciej Tomczak; Alan E Donnelly Journal: Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act Date: 2018-02-08 Impact factor: 6.457
Authors: Adam A Lucero; Danielle M Lambrick; James A Faulkner; Simon Fryer; Michael A Tarrant; Melanie Poudevigne; Michelle A Williams; Lee Stoner Journal: Adv Prev Med Date: 2014-02-06
Authors: Kristin J Ryan; Jessie M Segedin Casas; Laura E Mash; Sandra L McLellan; Lyn E Lloyd; James W Stinear; Lindsay D Plank; Michael G Collins Journal: BMC Nephrol Date: 2014-09-09 Impact factor: 2.388
Authors: Claire Beale; Erica L Rauff; Wendy J O'Brien; Sarah P Shultz; Philip W Fink; Rozanne Kruger Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-04-12 Impact factor: 3.390