Reliability and validity of the instrument used in BRFSS to assess physical activity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1267-1274

  Yore, Michelle M ^a,d   Ham, Sandra A ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^b   Kruger, Judy ^a   Reis, Jared P ^c   Kohl III, Harold W ^a   Macera, Caroline A ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exercise; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TELEPHONE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; WALKING;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 34548299397     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3180618bbe     Document Type: Article

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