Name a | Type (method of administration b ) | Length of Recall | Dimensions of PA (FITT) |
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Minnesota Leisure Time Activity Questionnaire | Quantitative (Interview) | Last 12 months | F: months/year & average # times/month |
I: METs assigned to activities | |||
T: leisure time & home/household | |||
T: hours & min. of activity per occasion | |||
Yale Physical Activity Survey | Quantitative (interview) | Typical week in last mo. | F: times/month of walking, vigorous intensity |
I: activities assigned intensity codes | |||
T: vigorous activity, leisurely walking, sitting, standing, stairs, activity across 4 seasons | |||
T: hours/week. Duration not rated per occasion. | |||
Modified Baecke Questionnaire | Recall (Interview) | Past year | F: rating scales (e.g., never, sometimes, mostly, always), months per year, stairs/day |
I: activities assigned intensity codes | |||
T: habitual physical activities (household, sport & other leisure) | |||
T: hours/week. Duration not rated per occasion. | |||
College Alumni Questionnaire | Recall (interview/self) | Usual activity & past year. Past week | F: blocks/day, flights/day, times/year or times/week |
I: METs applied to activities, pace of walking, level of exertion of exercise | |||
T: leisure, walking, stair climbing, general vigorous, moderate, light activity, sitting activity, sleeping/reclining | |||
T: min/day; hours/day of activities on usual weekend & usual weekday | |||
Seven Day Recall | Recall (interview) | Past 7 days | F: day/weeks, times/week (interviewer administered log of previous 7 days) |
I: Participant also asked to rate activities (moderate, hard, very hard). METs applied to activities | |||
T: sleep, leisure & occupational activities | |||
T: hours/day in moderate, hard, & very hard activities, hours of work, time spent sleeping | |||
Lipid Research Clinics Questionnaire | Global (self) | Usual activity | T: leisure & occupational |
Stanford Usual Activity Questionnaire | Global (interview) | Usual activity | T: leisure, walking, stairs |
Physical Activity Scale forthe Elderly | Recall (interview or self) | Past 7 days | F: rating scale for leisure activities (never, seldom, sometimes, often) |
T: leisure, sedentary activity, walking, household & occupational | |||
T: rating scale for leisure activities (<hour, 1–2 hours, 2–4 hrs, >4 hrs). Hours of work per week. | |||
Questionnaire d’Activité Physique Saint-Etienne | Quantitative (interview) | Typical week in past year | F: days/week, times/week (from typical timetable) |
I: METs assigned to activities – age & sex adjusted | |||
T: leisure, household, basic activities of daily living, travel including walking), & occupational | |||
T: min/week | |||
Community Health Activity Model Program for Seniors Activities Questionnaire for Older Adults | Quantitative (interview/self) | Typical week in last month | F: times/week |
I: METS assigned to activities | |||
T: light, moderate, vigorous physical activity | |||
T: hours/week | |||
Phone FITT | Recall (interview) | Typical week in last month | F: times/week, months/year |
I: Rating scale (breathing normally, slightly out of breath, too out of breath to carry out a conversation) | |||
T: household activities, recreational & conditioning, seasonal recreational | |||
T: time per occasion (1–15, 16–30,31-60 min, >1 hr | |||
Zutphen Physical Activity Questionnaire | Recall (self) | Past wk. past mo. or usual | F: times/week, times/month |
I: Pace of walking. Intensity codes assigned to hobbies and sports; | |||
T: leisure time, walking, stairs, sleep, household, activities | |||
T: minutes/week | |||
Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese | Recall (self) | Typical wk in past month | F: rating scale (never, seldom, sometimes, often) |
I: METs assigned to activities | |||
T: personal transportation, exercise/sports, household activities, occupational activities | |||
T: rating scale for hours per day(<1 hr, 1–2 hrs, 2-4 hrs, >4 hrs) | |||
Other: | |||
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam Physical Activity Questionnaire | Quantitative (interview) | Previous two weeks | F: times//2 weeks |
I: METS assigned to activitiesc | |||
T: walking outside, bicycling, gardening, light household activities, heavy household activities, & maximum of sports activities | |||
T: time per occasion (hours & min.) | |||
Barcelona Health Interview Survey (Physical activity items) | Global (interview) | Previous week | F: times/week of bouts >20 minutes |
T: light, moderate, & vigorous physical activity | |||
Exercise Induced Sweating (Godin & Shepard, 1985) | Global (interview/self) | Week | F: times/week |
T: regular activity long enough to work up a sweat | |||
Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System | Recall (interview) | Past month | F: times/week or month |
I: METs assigned to activities | |||
T: household, occupational & leisure grouped | |||
T: hours & min per activity | |||
Lifetime Physical Activity based on Godin et al. (1997) | Global (self) | Lifetime | FITT not evaluated. Rating of physical activity participation over entire life course on 5 point scale from “never been involved” to “always been involved” |
National Health Interview Survey Heath & 1985 HD/DP supplement | Recall (interview) | Past 2 weeks | F: times/2weeks |
I: rated intensity of activity (small, , moderate, or large increase or no increase in heart rate or breathing) | |||
T: leisure time & occupational activity | |||
T: min per occasion of activity | |||
24 hour recall | Quantitative (?) | 24 hours | F: activities/5 min interval/day |
I: individually measured energy cost assigned to activities and total daily EE calculated | |||
T: sitting quietly, sitting actively, standing quietly, standing activity, walking, cycling | |||
T: min per activity | |||
Job-related activity item | Global (self) | Current/not specified | T: Job related activity (physical work on job) |
T: rated on scale of great deal, a moderate amount, a little or none. | |||
Daily activity item | Global (self) | Current/not specified | T: main daily activity (physical work) |
T: rated on scale of great deal, a moderate amount, a little or none. | |||
Activity compared to peers item | Global (self) | Current/not specified | T: physical activity compared to peers on 3 point (more active, less active, or about as active) or 5 point scale (a lot more or a little more/a lot less or a little less) |
Activity logs/diaries | Quantitative (self) | Varies, typically a week | F: times/day, times/week, which days/week |
I: ratings of perceived exertion. METs assigned to activities | |||
T: varies, all activities can be recorded | |||
T: depends on level of detail of log, time per occasion, hours per day. | |||
Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile, exercise subscale | Global (self) | Present life (time frame not specified) | F: 4 point scale (Never, Sometimes, Often, Routinely) |
T: planned exercise, light to moderate PA, vigorous PA, leisure (recreational) PA, stretching, exercise during usual daily activities | |||
Active Australia Survey | Recall (interview) – | Past week | F: times/week |
T: walking, vigorous gardening or heavy work around the yard, vigorous physical activity excluding gardening, household chores and yard work, moderate physical activity | |||
T: total time (hours and min) per activity categoriesin last week | |||
International Physical Activity Questionnaire | Quantitative (self or interview). Note: short form also available (only 7 items) | Usual (long form) or past week (short form) | F: days/week |
T: vigorous PA, moderate PA, walking, sitting | |||
T: min and hours/day per activityd |