Are Active Australia physical activity questions valid for older adults?

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-237

  Heesch, Kristiann C ^a   Hill, Robert L ^b   van Uffelen, Jannique G Z ^b   Brown, Wendy J ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Independent living; Population surveillance; Questionnaire; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AUSTRALIA SURVEY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; TIME; VALIDITY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; WALKING;

EID: 79955123795     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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