1. A Comparison of Questionnaire, Accelerometer, and Pedometer: Measures in Older People.
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Harris, Tess J., Owen, Christopher G., Victor, Chrisitina R., Adams, Rika, Ekelund, Ulf, and Cook, Derek G.
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OLDER people physiology , *PHYSICAL fitness testing , *TEST validity , *ANTHROPOMETRY , *ACCELEROMETERS , *PEDOMETERS - Abstract
The article presents a study which aims to compare the convergent validity of Zutphen Physical Activity Questionnaire using accelerometers and pedometers as well as to examine construct validity by comparing their connection with physical health and psychological and anthropometric variables. It states that 238 community-dwelling people greater than or equal to 65 years from a primary care practice in Great Britain served as subjects for the study. Results show that objective physical activity (PA) measures reveal strong relations with health and anthropometric and psychological variables. Moreover, it concludes that convergent validity was stronger between accelerometers and pedometers than the self-report Zutphen questionnaire.
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- 2009
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