Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study
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 A...
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| author | Joanna Baran Justyna Wyszyńska Piotr Matłosz Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz Jarosław Herbert Krzysztof Przednowek Katarzyna Dereń Artur Mazur |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-fa0c812916e44e36867bbfda57aabb842025-08-20T02:48:53ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552019-11-0191110.1136/bmjopen-2019-030567Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional studyJoanna Baran0Justyna Wyszyńska1Piotr Matłosz2Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz3Jarosław Herbert4Krzysztof Przednowek5Katarzyna Dereń6Artur Mazur71 Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Podkarpacie, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, PolandInstitute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, Poland1 Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Podkarpacie, PolandInstitute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, Poland2 Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Podkarpacie, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, PolandInstitute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, PolandObjective 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.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030567.full |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Baran Justyna Wyszyńska Piotr Matłosz Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz Jarosław Herbert Krzysztof Przednowek Katarzyna Dereń Artur Mazur Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study BMJ Open |
| title | Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) among Polish adolescents: cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | adaptation and validation of the physical activity questionnaire for adolescents paq a among polish adolescents cross sectional study |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030567.full |
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