Criterion related validity of the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in adults who are blind

• Autor(a) principal: Marmeleira, José
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Laranjo, Luís, Marques, Olga, Batalha, Nuno
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/9902
• topic: Visual Impairment; Physical Activity; Accelerometry; IPAQ-S

This study examined the criterion validity and measurement bias of the IPAQ-S in adults who are blind using accelerometry as an objective measure of physical activity. Sixty-seven adults who were legally blind participated. The agreement between the ActiGraph and IPAQ-S for the time spent in moderate or vigorous physical activity and in sedentary behavior was examined by a Bland–Altman analysis, in which the differences between the ActiGraph and IPAQ-S were plotted against the means of both. We conclude that the IPAQ-S has acceptable criterion validity for use with young and middle-aged adults who are blind. However, there is limited agreement on physical activity and sedentary behavior measured with the accelerometer and IPAQ-S. The specificity of IPAQ-S to classify correctly people who achieved current physical activity guidelines was low, whereas the sensitivity was acceptable.