Comparison of psychometric properties between recall methods of interview-based physical activity questionnaires: a systematic review

Doma, Kenji; Speyer, Renée; Parsons, Lauren Alese; Cordier, Reinie

doi:10.1186/s12874-019-0684-1

Table 6 Overview of the methodological quality assessment of studies reporting on psychometric properties of interview-administered Usual-week and Past-week physical activity questionnaires using the COSMIN checklist

From: Comparison of psychometric properties between recall methods of interview-based physical activity questionnaires: a systematic review

Instrument	Study	Measurement properties
		Internal consistency	Reliability	Measurement error	Content validity	Structural validity	Hypothesis testing^ab
		Internal consistency	Reliability	Measurement error	Content validity	Structural validity	Type: Score
Usual-week Physical Activity Questionnaires
CaMos Usual-week	Nadalin, Bentvelsen [36]	NR	78.1% (Excellent)^c	NR	NR	NR	NR
IPEQ Usual-week	Merom, Delbaere [37]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 68.7% (Good) Indirect: 43.5% (Fair)
MAQ Usual-week	Pettee Gabriel, McClain [38]	NR	71.4% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good) Indirect: 59.1% (Good)
	Kriska, Knowler [39]	NR	62.1% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 43.5% (Fair)
	Kriska, Edelstein [40]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 78.3% (Excellent)
	Schulz, Harper [41]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 34.8% (Fair)
NHS II Usual-week	Pettee Gabriel, McClain [38]	NR	71.4% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good) Indirect: 59.1% (Good)
Phone-FITT Usual-week	Gill, Jones [32]	NR	62.1% (Good)^c	NR	28.5% (Fair)	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good) Indirect: 68.1% (Good)
YPAS Usual-week	Colbert, Matthews [42]	NR	72.4% (Good)^c	75.9% (Excellent)	NR	NR	Direct: 82.4% (Excellent)
	Dipietro, Caspersen [43]	21.7% (Poor)	82.8% (Excellent)^†	65.5% (Good)	NR	NR	Direct: 56.5% (Good)
	Gennuso, Matthews [44]	NR	71.9% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 60.9% (Good)
	Harada, Chiu [45]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 68.1% (Good) Indirect: 75.5% (Excellent)
	Kolbe-Alexander, Lambert [46]	NR	56.3% (Good)^c	58.6% (Good)	NR	NR	Direct: 67.4% (Good)
	Moore, Ellis [47]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Indirect: 73.9% (Good)
Past-week Physical Activity Questionnaires
AAS Past-7 days	Brown, Bauman [49]	NR	78.1% (Excellent)^c	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Brown, Trost [48]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 60.9% (Good)
	Creamer, Bowles [50]	NR	72.4% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 82.6% (Excellent)
AAS (modified) Past-7 days	Fjeldsoe, Winkler [12]	NR	72.2% (Good)^c	72.4% (Good)	NR	NR	Direct: 78.3% (Excellent)
CAQ-PAI Past-7 days	Mahabir, Baer [51]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 54.3% (Good)
	Rauh, Hovell [52]	NR	65.5% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 60.9% (Good) Indirect: 60.9% (Good)
	Washburn, Smith [53]	NR	72.4% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Indirect: 65.2% (Good)
Checklist Questionnaire Past-7 days	Masse, Fulton [54]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good)
Global Questionnaire Past-7 days	Masse, Fulton [54]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good)
IPAQ-LF Past-7 days	Ahn, Chmiel [55]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 78.3% (Excellent)
IPAQ-LF Past-7 days	Garriguet, Tremblay [56]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good)
IPAQ-SF Past-7 days	Ainsworth, Macera [57]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 78.2% (Excellent)
	Brown, Bauman [49]	NR	78.1% (Excellent)^c	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Brown, Trost [48]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 60.9% (Good)
NZPAQ-LF Past-7 days	Moy, Scragg [58]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Indirect: 82.6% (Excellent)
NZPAQ-SF Past-7 days	Moy, Scragg [58]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Indirect: 82.6% (Excellent)
PAAQ Past-7 days	Garriguet, Tremblay [56]	NR	NR	NR	57.1% (Good)	NR	Direct: 78.3% (Excellent)
PASE Past-7 days	Colbert, Matthews [42]	NR	72.4% (Good)^c	75.9% (Excellent)	NR	NR	Direct: 82.4% (Excellent)
	Dinger, Oman [59]	NR	72.4% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 82.6% (Excellent)
	Johansen, Painter [60]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good) Indirect: 43.5% (Fair)
	Moore, Ellis [47]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Indirect: 73.9% (Good)
	Washburn, Smith [61]	43.5% (Fair)	82.8% (Excellent)^c	NR	71.4% (Good)	NR	Indirect: 68.8% (Good)
PWMAQ Past-7 days	Pettee Gabriel, McClain [62]	NR	72.4% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good)
PWMAQ Past-7 days	Pettee Gabriel, McClain [38]	NR	71.4% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good) Indirect: 59.1% (Good)
PAR Past-7 days	Albanes, Conway [63]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 30.4% (Fair)
	Blair, Haskell [64]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 78.3% (Excellent) Indirect: 78.3% (Excellent)
	Conway, Seale [65]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 69.6% (Good)
	Garfield, Canavan [66]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 56.5% (Good)
	Gross, Sallis [67]	NR	58.6% (Good)^d	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Irwin, Ainsworth [68]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 52.2% (Good) Indirect: 52.2% (Good)
	Johansen, Painter [60]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 65.2% (Good) Indirect) 56.5% (Good)
	Mahabir, Baer [51]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 65.2% (Good)
	Rauh, Hovell [52]	NR	65.5% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 60.9% (Good) Indirect: 60.9% (Good)
	Sallis, Haskell [69]	36.4% (Fair)	79.3% (Excellent)^c	NR	NR	NR	Indirect: 73.9% (Good)
	Sarkin, Johnson [70]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Divergent: 34.8% (Fair)
	Taylor, Coffey [71]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 56.5% (Good) Indirect: 56.5% (Good)
	Washburn, Jacobsen [72]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 65.2% (Good)
	Williams, Klesges [73]	NR	55.2% (Good)^c	NR	NR	NR	Direct: 60.9% (Good)
VAPAQ Past-7 days	Betz, Myers [74]	NR	58.6% (Good)^c	62.1% (Good)	NR	NR	NR

^aDirect comparisons of physical activity measures (e.g. physical activity level between PAQ and other PAQs, diaries or objective measures)
^bIndirect comparisons of physical activity measures (e.g. physical activity level between PAQ and physical fitness, given the assumption that individuals with greater level of physical activity would have a greater level of physical fitness)
^cTest-retest reliability
^dInter-rater reliability

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