Comparison of physical activity questionnaires for the elderly with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) – an analysis of content

Eckert, Katharina G; Lange, Martin A

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1562-3

Table 1 Characteristics of included physical activity questionnaires for the elderly

From: Comparison of physical activity questionnaires for the elderly with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) – an analysis of content

Physical Activity Questionnaire	Abbreviation	Total items	Administration mode	Studies on validity	Year	Target group (in years)	Recall period (in days)
7-Day Physical Activity Recall [22]	7-Day PAR	10	IB	Cr.V	1985	20 to 74	7
Australian Activity Survey [23]	AAS	13	SA	Cr.V, Cs.V	2003	18 to 75	7
Baecke modified physical activity questionnaire for the elderly [24]	Baecke modified	12	SA	Cr.V	1991	63 to 80	7
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [25]	BRFSS	8	IB	Cr.V	2012	18 and older	7 or 31
Brunel lifestyle physical activity questionnaire [26]	Brunel PAQ	9	SA	Cs.V	2005	18 to 73	7
Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors [10]	CHAMPS	41	SA	n.s.	2001	65 to 90	7
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Study-Norfolk [27]	EPIC-Norfolk	77	SA	Cr.V	2002	45 to 74	7 and 365
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Study-Short Form [28]	EPIC-s	11	SA	Cr.V	2003	20 to 70	7
Global Physical Activity Questionnaire [29]	GPAQ	16	SA	Cr.V	2003	18 to 75	7
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Long Version) [30]	IPAQ-Long	27	SA, IB	Cr.V	1999	18 to 65	7
Minnesota Leisure Time Physical activity Questionnaire [31]	Minnesota LTPAQ	60	IB	Cr.V	n.s.	25 to 75	365
Morgenstern Physical Activity Questionnaire [32]	PAQ-M	14	SA	Cr.V	2011	n.s	7
Physical activity scale for the elderly [33]	PASE	19	SA	Cr.V	1993	65 and older	7
Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity [34]	RAPA	12	SA	Cr.V	2006	50 and older	7
Stanford Brief Activity Survey [35]	SBAS	10	n.s.	Cr.V	2006	60 to 69	1 to 7
Short Questionnaire to assess health-enhancing physical activity [36]	SQUASH	11	SA	Cr.V	2002	18 to 65	7
Yale Physical Activity Survey [9]	YPAS	36	SA	Cr.V	1988	60 to 86	7
Physical Activity Questionnaire from the Zutphen Cohort of the Seven Country Study [37]	Zutphen	28	n.s.	Cr.V	1997	65 to 84	7

# - number; SA – Self-administered; IB – Interview-based; o.v. – original version; Cr.V. – Criterion Validity; Ct.V. – Content Validity; Cs.V. – Construct Validity; n.s. – not specified.

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