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Table 8 Quality of psychometric properties per study based on the criteria by Terwee, Bot [9] and Cordier, Chen [30]

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

Assessment

Reference

Measurement properties of questionnaires

Reliability

Construct validity

Internal Consistency

Reliability

Measurement error

Content validity

Structural validity

Hypothesis testingab

Usual-week Physical Activity Questionnaires

 CaMos Usual-week

Nadalin, Bentvelsen [36]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

NR

 IPEQ Usual-week

Merom, Delbaere [37]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

 MAQ Usual-week

Pettee Gabriel, McClain [38]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Kriska, Knowler [39]

NR

+

NR

NR

NR

± (Direct)

Kriska, Edelstein [40]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Schulz, Harper [41]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

 NHS II Usual-week

Pettee Gabriel, McClain [38]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

± (Direct)

- (Indirect)

 Phone-FITT Usual-week

Gill, Jones [32]

NR

+

NR

–

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

 YPAS Usual-week

Colbert, Matthews [42]

NR

+

?

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Dipietro, Caspersen [43]

NE

–

?

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Gennuso, Matthews [44]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

? (Direct)

Harada, Chiu [45]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Kolbe-Alexander, Lambert [46]

NR

–

?

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Moore, Ellis [47]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Indirect)

Past-week Physical Activity Questionnaires

 Active Australia Survey Past week

Brown, Bauman [49]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

NR

Brown, Trost [48]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Creamer, Bowles [50]

NR

+

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

 Active Australia Survey (modified) Past-week

Fjeldsoe, Winkler [12]

NR

–

?

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

 CAQ-PAI Past-week

Mahabir, Baer [51]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Rauh, Hovell [52]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Washburn, Smith [53]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

- (Indirect)

+ (Discriminant)

 Checklist Questionnaire Past-week

Masse, Fulton [54]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

± (Direct)

 Global Questionnaire Past-week

Masse, Fulton [54]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

 IPAQ-LF (self-administered) Past-week

Ahn, Chmiel [55]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Garriguet, Tremblay [56]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

 IPAQ-SF(interview) Past-week

Ainsworth, Macera [57]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Brown, Bauman [49]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

NR

Brown, Trost [48]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

 NZPAQ-LF Past-week

Moy, Scragg [58]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

 NZPAQ-SF Past-week

Moy, Scragg [58]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

 PAAQ Past-week

Garriguet, Tremblay [56]

NR

NR

NR

–

NR

- (Direct)

 PASE Past-week

Colbert, Matthews [42]

NR

–

?

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Dinger, Oman [59]

NR

+

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Johansen, Painter [60]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Moore, Ellis [47]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Indirect)

Washburn, Smith [61]

–

–

NR

+

NR

- (Indirect)

 PWMAQ Past-week

Pettee Gabriel, McClain [62]

NR

+

NR

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

Pettee Gabriel, McClain [38]

NR

+

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

 PAR Past-week

Albanes, Conway [63]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Blair, Haskell [64]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Conway, Seale [65]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Garfield, Canavan [66]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

Gross, Sallis [67]

NR

+

NR

NR

NR

NR

Irwin, Ainsworth [68]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Indirect)

Johansen, Painter [60]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Mahabir, Baer [51]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

Rauh, Hovell [52]

NR

–

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Sallis, Haskell [69]

?

–

NR

NR

NR

- (Indirect)

Sarkin, Johnson [70]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

? (Indirect)

Taylor, Coffey [71]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

+ (Direct)

Washburn, Jacobsen [72]

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

- (Direct)

- (Indirect)

Williams, Klesges [73]

NR

+

NR

NR

NR

± (Direct)

 VAPAQ Past-week

Betz, Myers [74]

NR

+

?

NR

NR

NR

  1. Notes. aDirect comparisons of physical activity measures (e.g., physical activity level between PAQ and other PAQs, diaries or objective measures)
  2. 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)