Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study
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2019-11-01
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BMJ Open
Abstrakt
Objective The lack of a widely accepted questionnaire
used to assess the physical activity (PA) of adolescents in
the Polish language creates a need to introduce such a
valid, reliable, inexpensive and quick tool for assessment.
This study was designed to culturally adapt and validate
the Physical Activity Questionnaires for Adolescents
(PAQ-A)
in the Polish language.
Design Cross-sectional
study.
Participants and outcome measures Cultural adaptation
of the Polish version of the PAQ-A
was performed following
the standardised questionnaires cultural adaptation
process. In a sample of 78 adolescents aged 14–19
years, the PAQ-A
test–retest was administered within a
1-week
interval. Reliability was analysed by the intraclass
correlation coefficient (ICC) and internal consistency with
Cronbach’s α. Participants completed the PAQ-A,
and
wore an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days. The PAQ-A
was compared with PA parameters obtained using the
accelerometer.
Results Test–retest reliability showed ICC=0.97 for the
total score of PAQ-A.
Internal consistency was excellent
(α=0.93). The PAQ-A
was very strongly correlated with
steps per day (r=0.94) and with moderate-to-
vigorous
PA
(r=0.81) assessed by the accelerometer.
Conclusions The Polish version of the PAQ-A
is a valuable
tool to estimate general levels of PA among adolescents
from 14 to 19 years old.
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Cytowanie
Wyszyńska J, Matłosz P, Podgórska-Bednarz J, et al. Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2019;9:e030567. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-030567