Validation of the QAPPA, a new tool for assessing physical activity among French-speaking elderly;Questionnaire d'activité physique pour lespersonnes âgées (QAPPA): validation d'un nouvelinstrument de mesure en langue française

Science and Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-18

  De Souto Barreto, P ^a   Ferrandez, A M ^a   Saliba Serre, B ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Older adult; Physical activity; Psychometric data; Questionnaire; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79951670562     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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