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Measurement and Evaluation

Construct Validation of Physical Activity Surveys in Culturally Diverse Older Adults

A Comparison of Four Commonly Used Questionnaires

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Pages 42-50
Published online: 23 Jan 2013

The purpose of this study was to establish validity evidence of four physical activity (PA) questionnaires in culturally diverse older adults by comparing self-report PA with performance-based physical function. Participants were 54 older adults who completed the Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance 10-item Test (CS-PFP10), Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE), CHAMPS Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Adults, Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS), and modified Baecke questionnaire. The total PASE score, three outcome scores for the CHAMPS, and three summary indices for the YPAS were significantly correlated with total CS-PFP10 score. The modified Baecke exhibited no correlations with CS-PFP10 scores. The PASE, CHAMPS, and YPAS appear to be the most valid PA self-report questionnaires for culturally diverse older adults.

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Rebecca Ellis

This research was supported by a grant from the Faculty Research Grant Program sponsored by the Office of Research & Graduate Studies at Louisiana State University. At the time the project was completed, Rebecca Ellis and Robert H. Wood were with Louisiana State University. We would like to thank Iina Antikainen, Louis Chow, Fernanda Holton, Kevin Paul, Garesia Randle, Mary Robichaux, Ryan Russell, Emily Sturgis, Tierney Toussaint, Jody Waltz, and Gaby Viteri for their assistance with data collection and management. We would also like to acknowledge the cooperation of Theresa Townsend and her staff at the urban community center and Diane Perkins and her staff at the independent living retirement facility in Baton Rouge, LA. Please address all correspondence concerning this article to Rebecca Ellis, Department of Kinesiology and Health, P.O. Box 3975, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302.
 

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