Reliability and validity of the modifiable activity questionnaire (MAQ) in an Iranian urban adult population

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 279-282

  Momenan, Amir Abbas ^a   Delshad, Maryam ^b   Sarbazi, Narges ^a   Ghaleh, Nasrollah Rezaei ^b,c   Ghanbarian, Arash ^a   Azizi, Fereidoun ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Persian; Physical activity; Questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; IRANIAN; LEISURE; MALE; MODIFIABLE ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; HUMANS; IRAN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84872371551     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: 17353947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Stewart AL, Mills KM, King AC, Haskell WL, Gillis D, Ritter PL. CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire for older adults: outcomes for interventions. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001; 33(7): 1126-1141.
2. Pettee Gabriel K, McClain JJ, Lee CD, Swan PD, Alvar BA, Mitros MR, et al. Evaluation of physical activity measures used in middle aged women. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Public Health Nutr. 2009; 1403-1412.
3. Martínez-González MA, López-Fontana C, Varo JJ, Sánchez-Villegas A, Martinez JA. Validation of the Spanish version of the physical activity questionnaire used in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-up Study. Public Health Nutr. 2005; 8(7): 920-927.
4. Camões M, Severo M, Santos AC, Barros H, Lopes C. Testing an adaptation of the EPIC physical activity questionnaire in Portuguese adults: a validation study that assesses the seasonal bias of self-report. Ann Hum Biol. 2010; 37(2): 185-197.
5. Neilson HK, Robson PJ, Friedenreich CM, Csizmadi I. Estimating activity energy expenditure: how valid are physical activity questionnaires? Am J Clin Nutr. 2008; 87(2): 279-291.
6. Vuillemin A, Oppert JM, Guillemin F, Essermeant L, Fontvieille AM, Galan P, et al. Self-administered questionnaire compared with interview to assess past-year physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000; 32(6): 1119-1124.
7. Matthews CE, Shu XO, Yang G, Jin F, Ainsworth BE, Liu D, et al. Reproducibility and validity of the Shanghai Women's Health Study physical activity questionnaire. Am J Epidemiol. 2003; 158(11): 1114-1122.
8. Jurj AL, Wen W, Xiang YB, Matthews CE, Liu D, Zheng W, et al. Reproducibility and validity of the Shanghai Men's Health Study physical activity questionnaire. Am J Epidemiol. 2007; 165(10): 1124-1133.
9. Azizi F, Ghanbarian A, Momenan AA, Hadaegh F, Mirmiran P, Hedayati M, et al; Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study Group. Prevention of non-communicable disease in a population in nutrition transition: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study phase II. Trials. 2009; 10: 5-19.
10. st ed. Canada: wilely 1999; 8-13.
11. Kriska AM, Edelstein SL, Hamman RF, Otto A, Bray GA, Mayer-Davis EJ, et al. Physical activity in individuals at risk for diabetes: Diabetes Prevention Program. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006; 38(5): 826-832.
12. th ed. london: Blackwell Science 2000; 53.
13. nd ed. Rout ledge Press.
14. Kriska AM., Knowler WC, LaPorte RE, Drash AL, Wing RR, Blair SN, et al. Development of questionnaire to examine relationship of physical activity and diabetes in Pima Indians. Diabetes Care. 1990; 13: 401-411.
15. Kriska AM, Bennett PH. An epidemiologic perspective of the relationship between physical activity and NIDDM: from activity assessment to intervention. Diabetes Metab. 1992; 8: 355-372.
16. Kriska AM, Pereira MA, FitzGerald SJ, Gregg EW, Joswiak ML, Ryan WJ, et al. Modifiable activity questionnaire. In: A collection of physical activity questionnaires for health-related research. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 1997; 29: S73-S78.
17. Schulz LO, Harper IT, Smith CJ, Kriska AM, Ravussin E. Energy in take and physical activity in Pima Indians: comparison with energy expenditure measured by doubly-labeled water. Obes. Res. 1994; 2: 541-548.
18. Pettee Gabriel K, McClain JJ, Schmid KK, Storti KL, Ainsworth BE. Reliability and convergent validity of the past-week Modifiable Activity Questionnaire. Public Health Nutr. 2010; 15: 1-8.