Validity and Reliability of IPAQ-SF and GPAQ for Assessing Sedentary Behaviour in Adults in the European Union: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kaja Meh, Gregor Jurak, Maroje Sorić, Paulo Rocha and Vedrana Sember
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Kaja Meh: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Gregor Jurak: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maroje Sorić: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Paulo Rocha: Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth, 1990-100 Lisbon, Portugal
Vedrana Sember: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: Current lifestyles are marked by sedentary behaviour; thus, it is of great importance for policymaking to have valid and reliable tools to measure sedentary behaviour in order to combat it. Therefore, the aim of this review and meta-analysis is to critically review, assess, and compile the reliability, criterion validity, and construct validity of the single-item sedentary behaviour questions within national language versions of most commonly used international physical activity questionnaires for adults in the European Union: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 1749 records were screened, 287 full-text papers were read, and 14 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The results and quality of studies were evaluated by the Quality Assessment of Physical Activity Questionnaires checklist. Meta-analysis indicated moderate to high reliability (r w = 0.59) and concurrent validity (r w = 0.55) of national language versions of single-item sedentary behaviour questions. Criterion validity was rather low (r w = 0.23) but in concordance with previous studies. The risk of bias analysis highlighted the poor reporting of methods and results, with a total bias score of 0.42. Thus, we recommend using multi-item SB questionnaires and smart trackers for providing information on SB rather than single-item sedentary behaviour questions in physical activity questionnaires.

Keywords: human activities; exercise; lifestyle; physical fitness; surveys and questionnaires; self-report; public health surveillance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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