Validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in assessing levels and change in moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cleland, Claire L ^a,b   Hunter, Ruth F ^a   Kee, Frank ^a   Cupples, Margaret E ^a   Sallis, James F ^c   Tully, Mark A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; GPAQ; Measurement; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; STANDARDS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84965189877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1255     Document Type: Article

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