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S Vol¹, M Bedouet, G Gusto

¹Institut Inter-régional pour la Santé (IRSA), 45, rue de la Parmentière, 37520 La Riche, France.

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The French Baecke physical activity questionnaire, now AQAP, is reliable and valid for assessing physical activity levels. Its use, along with interpretation software, promotes health awareness and behavior change.

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Area of Science:

Health Promotion
Epidemiology
Behavioral Science

Background:

Physical activity is crucial for public health.
Accurate assessment tools are needed to promote healthy lifestyles.
Existing questionnaires require adaptation for different linguistic and cultural contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

To update and validate the Baecke physical activity questionnaire in French, named AQAP.
To develop software for personalized interpretation of AQAP results.
To assess the impact of AQAP and its software on health knowledge and behaviors.

Main Methods:

Validation involved 702 health consultants (18-79 years) assessing reliability, validity (vs. energy expenditure), and reproducibility.
Impact on knowledge and behavior was studied in 320 young adults (18-29 years) after two months.

Main Results:

AQAP demonstrated good reliability (self- vs. interviewer-administered) and validity (correlation with energy expenditure).
Reproducibility was high, with minimal variation over two weeks.
Interpretation software led to increased awareness (55%) and physical activity levels (43%) in young adults.

Conclusions:

The AQAP questionnaire is a satisfactory tool for assessing physical activity in the general population.
It can complement interventions promoting physical activity and be used in epidemiological studies.
The associated software enhances awareness and encourages behavior change related to physical activity.