Validation of the Portuguese Version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (IPAQA)

Vera Ferro-Lebres, Gustavo Silva (), José Carlos Ribeiro and Pedro Moreira
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Vera Ferro-Lebres: CIAFEL – Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
José Carlos Ribeiro: CIAFEL – Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
Pedro Moreira: CIAFEL – Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal

The Open Sports Sciences Journal, 2017, vol. 10, issue 1, 239-250

Abstract: Background : Questionnaires have been broadly used to assess physical activity in adolescents, however validation studies, although essential, are not always performed. Objective : The present work aims to determine the validity of the Portuguese version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents against 3 axis Actigraph accelerometers. Method : A cross-sectional study was conducted, with a sample of 222 adolescents, with a mean age of 15.6 years (SD=2.05). After translation and cross cultural adaptation, data obtained from the questionnaire was correlated to accelerometers data, using Spearman correlation coefficient. Percentages of agreement of physical activity tertiles obtained by each method were tested using Cohen’s Kappa. Statistical analysis was performed for the total sample, per sex and per age group. Results : A significant correlation between the questionnaire and accelerometer was found for older adolescent boys, for total physical activity (ρ=0.372; P

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.2174/1875399X01710010239

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