Physical Activity Questionnaire Development and Testing among Elderly Community-Dwelling Thais

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dc.contributor.authorVanida Visuthipanichen_US
dc.contributor.authorYupapin Sirapo-ngamen_US
dc.contributor.authorPorntip Malathumen_US
dc.contributor.authorKallaya Kijboonchooen_US
dc.contributor.authorThavatchai Vorapongsathornen_US
dc.contributor.authorKerri M. Winters-Stoneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T08:23:30Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T08:23:30Z
dc.date.created2010-03-30en_US
dc.date.issued2010-03-30en_US
dc.description.abstractThis descriptive cross-sectional research aimed to develop and test a self-report physical activity questionnaire (SPAQ) among elderly community-dwelling Thais. The study involved two phases. Phase I, questionnaire development, consisted of six steps: 1) defining the concept; 2) generating an item pool; 3) defining the choices of responses to items; 4) reviewing items; 5) conducting a pilot study; and, 6) selecting items for analyses. Inter-rater agreement and item-level for content validity index for the first draft of the SPAQ (47 items) were .99 and .89, respectively. Face validity was conducted with the second draft of the SPAQ (48 items). A pilot study, based on the dimensions, household, occupation, leisure time, and transportation, was conducted with the third draft (77 items). To obtain the final draft of the instrument (55 items), content categorization of activities was conducted with the third draft of the SPAQ, based on the literature’s descriptions of the dimensions of physical activity and the deletion of items participants, in the pilot study, did not perform. Phase II, psychometric property evaluation, used Pearson’s correlation coefficient to analyze the concurrent validity, predictive validity and test-retest reliability. An acceptable concurrent validity coefficient was obtained by examining a relationship between the SPAQ and Actigraph readings. The SPAQ presented good predictive validity, as indicated by its correlation with the six minute walk test. However, a non-significant correlation between the SPAQ and both physical function and body fat was found. The 7-day test-retest reliability coefficient of the SPAQ indicated good reliability. Although the concurrent validity presented a modest coefficient, the SPAQ was shown to be relatively convenient, simple and suitable for administration. These results were similar to those found among Western populations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThai Journal of Nursing Research; Vol.13 No.4 October-December 2009; 249-267en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/132444
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dc.publisherThe Thailand Nursing Councilen_US
dc.rightsThailand Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ministry of Public Health, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/TJNR/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/TJNR/article/view/2485en_US
dc.titlePhysical Activity Questionnaire Development and Testing among Elderly Community-Dwelling Thaisen_US
dc.typeArticlesen_US
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