Assessing physical activity in older people: findings from the Hertfordshire cohort study
Martin, H.J., Aihie Sayer, A., Syddall, H.E., Dennison, E.M., Cox, V.A. and Cooper, C. (2008) Assessing physical activity in older people: findings from the Hertfordshire cohort study. The Open Geriatric Medicine Journal, 1, 43-49. (doi:10.2174/1874827900801010043).
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Description/Abstract
Background: Physical activity (PA) is difficult to assess and few instruments are relevant to older people. We have developed a self-administered PA questionnaire (HPAQ) for the Hertfordshire Cohort Study; we report its feasibility and validity and describe PA participation in older people.
Methods: 525 participants completed the HPAQ; 15 women also completed the EPAQ-2 for validation. Activity participation was described using percentage participation, estimated energy expenditure and cluster analysis.
Results: Most participants found the HPAQ simple to complete. Agreement between the HPAQ and EPAQ-2 was good. Activities with highest participation rates and energy expenditures were walking (99.6%, 149.8 MET.h/mth) for men and home activities (100%, 287.1 MET.h/mth) for women. Clustering identified three patterns of activity participation for men (“Keep Fit”, “Indoors” & “Less active”), and two for women (“Keep Fit” & “Indoors”).
Conclusions: The HPAQ is a feasible and valid PA questionnaire for older people. Clustering identified different patterns of PA participation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1874-8279 (print) |
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| Keywords: | cohort studies, hertfordshire, cohort, hertfordshire cohort,activity, physical-activity |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Developmental Origins of Health and Disease |
| Item ID: | 70478 |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:52 |
| Contributors: | Martin, H.J. (Author) Aihie Sayer, A. (Author) Syddall, H.E. (Author) Dennison, E.M. (Author) Cox, V.A. (Author) Cooper, C. (Author) |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/70478 |
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