Reproducibility and Validity of a Self-Administered Physical Activity Questionnaire

作者：Anne Wolf, David John Hunter, Graham A. Colditz, JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer, Karen A. Corsano, BERNARD A. ROSNER, Andrea M. Kriska, Walter Churchill Willett · 发表于：International Journal of Epidemiology · 年份：1994 · DOI：10.1093/ije/23.5.991 · 被引用次数：1049 · 研究领域：Physical Activity and Health、Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention、Cardiac Health and Mental Health

BACKGROUND: The reproducibility and validity of self-administered questionnaires on physical activity and inactivity were examined in a random (representative) sample of the Nurses' Health Study II cohort and a random sample of African-American women in that cohort. METHODS: Repeat questionnaires were administered 2 years apart. Past-week activity recalls and 7-day activity diaries were the referent methods; these instruments were sent to participants four times over a 1-year period. RESULTS: The 2-year test-retest correlation for activity was 0.59 for the representative sample (n = 147) and 0.39 for the African-American sample (n = 84). Correlations between activity reported on recalls and that reported on questionnaire were 0.79 and 0.83 for the representative and African-American samples, respectively. Correlations between activity reported in diaries and that reported on questionnaire were 0.62 and 0.59, respectively. Test-retest coefficients for inactivity were 0.52 and 0.55, respectively. Correlations between inactivity reported in diaries and that reported on questionnaire were 0.41 and 0.44, respectively. CONCLUSION: The simple, short questionnaires on activity and inactivity used in the Nurses' Health Study II are reasonably valid measures for epidemiological research.