Categorical answer modes provide superior validity to open answers when asking for level of physical activity: A cross-sectional study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 70-76

  Olsson, Sven J G ^a   Ekblom, Örjan ^a   Andersson, Eva ^a   Börjesson, Mats ^a,b   Kallings, Lena V ^a  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

accelerometry; actigraph; answer mode; cardiovascular biomarkers; GT3X+; physical activity; physical fitness; questionnaires; Sensitivity and specificity; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957545564     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494815602830     Document Type: Article

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