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The lifetime total physical activity questionnaire: development and reliability

C M Friedenreich1, K S Courneya, H E Bryant

  • 1Division of Epidemiology, Prevention and Screening, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Canada. christine.friedenreich@acb-epi.ucalgary.ca

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|March 21, 1998
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This study developed a reliable questionnaire to assess lifetime physical activity patterns, including occupational, household, and exercise. The instrument demonstrated high intra-rater reliability, making it valuable for disease outcome research.

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Physical activity is a crucial factor in disease prevention and management.
  • Accurate assessment of lifetime physical activity is essential for understanding its long-term health impacts.
  • Existing methods for measuring physical activity may not capture comprehensive lifetime patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate the intra-rater reliability of a novel interview-administered questionnaire.
  • The questionnaire aims to assess lifetime patterns of total physical activity, encompassing occupational, household, and exercise/sports domains.
  • To establish the reliability of recalling detailed physical activity history over a lifetime.

Main Methods:

  • The questionnaire was developed and refined using cognitive interviewing techniques with women.

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  • A pilot study involved 115 women interviewed twice (6-8 weeks apart) by trained interviewers.
  • Recall calendars and memory-probing strategies were employed to capture lifetime occupational, household, and exercise/sports activities.

    • Main Results:

    • The developed questionnaire demonstrated high intra-rater reliability across different physical activity categories.
    • Test-retest correlations for total lifetime physical activity were 0.74.
    • Reliability for specific domains included occupational activity (0.87), household activity (0.77), and exercise/sports activities (0.72).

    Conclusions:

    • This is the first questionnaire to comprehensively measure lifetime physical activity by type, frequency, intensity, and duration.
    • The instrument was developed and administered using cognitive-based survey research methods.
    • The questionnaire provides a reliable tool for assessing lifetime physical activity, applicable to various disease outcome studies.