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- Title
Reliability and Validity of a Chinese-Translated Version of a Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire.
- Authors
Xiang, Mi; Konishi, Massayuki; Hu, Huanhuan; Takahashi, Masaki; Fan, Wenbi; Nishimaki, Mio; Ando, Karina; Kim, Hyeon-Ki; Tabata, Hiroki; Arao, Takashi; Sakamoto, Shizuo
- Abstract
Objectives The objectives of the present study were to translate the English version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire into Chinese (PPAQ-C) and to determine its reliability and validity for use by pregnant Chinese women. Methods The study included 224 pregnant women during their first, second, or third trimesters of pregnancy who completed the PPAQ-C on their first visit and wore a uniaxial accelerometer (Lifecorder; Suzuken Co. Ltd) for 7 days. One week after the first visit, we collected the data from the uniaxial accelerometer records, and the women were asked to complete the PPAQ-C again. Results We used intraclass correlation coefficients to determine the reliability of the PPAQ-C. The intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.77 for total activity (light and above), 0.76 for sedentary activity, 0.75 for light activity, 0.59 for moderate activity, and 0.28 for vigorous activity. The intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.74 for 'household and caregiving', 0.75 for 'occupational' activities, and 0.34 for 'sports/exercise'. Validity between the PPAQ-C and accelerometer data was determined by Spearman correlation coefficients. Although there were no significant correlations for moderate activity (r = 0.19, P > 0.05) or vigorous activity (r = 0.15, P > 0.05), there were significant correlations for total activity [light and above; r = 0.35, P < 0.01)] and for light activity (r = 0.33, P < 0.01). Conclusions for Practice The PPAQ-C is reliable and moderately accurate for measuring physical activity in pregnant Chinese women.
- Subjects
CHINA; ACCELEROMETERS; CHI-squared test; CHINESE people; EXPERIMENTAL design; RESEARCH methodology; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; TRANSLATIONS; WEIGHT gain; DATA analysis; STATISTICAL reliability; BODY mass index; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; ONE-way analysis of variance; INTRACLASS correlation; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Maternal & Child Health Journal, 2016, Vol 20, Issue 9, p1940
- ISSN
1092-7875
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10995-016-2008-y