Janie M Leary1, Christa Ice, Lesley Cottrell. 1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. jleary2@hsc.wvu.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Increasing physical activity is one way to address the public health concern of childhood obesity. Physical activity measures for use with young, school-aged children are limited. METHODS: This study adapted two existing activity measures for young children, specifically self-efficacy and 7-day recall of physical activity. RESULTS: Through expert review and cognitive testing, the scales were adapted for use with young, school-aged children (ages 7-9). This article describes how the measures were adapted to insure comprehension of the child self-report measures. Reliability analyses provide support for their use in this population [Cronbach's alpha = 0.76 for the self-efficacy scale; moderate correlation between parent report and child report of child physical activity over the past week (rho = 0.52, P < 0.01]. CONCLUSIONS: Suggestions are offered for researchers interested in using similar methods when designing and adapting physical activity measures for new populations.
BACKGROUND: Increasing physical activity is one way to address the public health concern of childhood obesity. Physical activity measures for use with young, school-aged children are limited. METHODS: This study adapted two existing activity measures for young children, specifically self-efficacy and 7-day recall of physical activity. RESULTS: Through expert review and cognitive testing, the scales were adapted for use with young, school-aged children (ages 7-9). This article describes how the measures were adapted to insure comprehension of the child self-report measures. Reliability analyses provide support for their use in this population [Cronbach's alpha = 0.76 for the self-efficacy scale; moderate correlation between parent report and child report of child physical activity over the past week (rho = 0.52, P < 0.01]. CONCLUSIONS: Suggestions are offered for researchers interested in using similar methods when designing and adapting physical activity measures for new populations.
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