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Reproducibility of the Veterans Physical Activity Questionnaire in an Elderly Population JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH Betz, H. H., Myers, J., Jaffe, A., Smith, K., Dalman, R. 2015; 12 (3): 376-381

Abstract

Quantifying lifetime physical activity using self-reported measures is challenging due to reliance on recall, especially in older populations. The purpose of this study was to determine the 1-year reproducibility of the Veterans Physical Activity Questionnaire (VAPAQ) in a cohort of patients with documented abdominal aortic aneurysm disease (AAA).Subjects included men (n = 52) and women (n = 3) enrolled in AAA STOP, a randomized trial designed to test the ability of supervised exercise training to modify AAA biology and early disease progression.The overall correlation coefficient for lifetime recreational energy expenditure between the 2 examinations was 0.93 (P < .001), with an overall difference of 26 kcal/week, a typical error (standard deviation of the differences) of 171 kcals/week, and a coefficient of variation (CV) of 15.5%.The VAPAQ is a reproducible tool to quantify lifetime energy expenditure in older adults with documented vascular disease.

View details for DOI 10.1123/jpah.2013-0124

View details for Web of Science ID 000354755300013

View details for PubMedID 24763187