The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-long form overestimates self-reported physical activity of Brazilian adults

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 967-975

  Sebastiao E ^a   Gobbi, S ^b   Chodzko Zajko, W ^a   Schwingel, A ^a   Papini, C B ^b   Nakamura, P M ^b   Netto, A V ^b   Kokubun, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adults; Assessment; IPAQ; Questionnaires; Survey design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; LEISURE; MALE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

BRAZIL; RIO CLARO; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84870371228     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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