Title
Reproducibility of a questionnaire that values physical activity in school adolescents altitude
Other title
[Reproductibilidad de un cuestionario que valora la actividad física en adolescentes escolares de altitud]
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Canqui L.
de Arruda M.
Publisher(s)
Universidad del Norte
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the reliability of a questionnaire to assess physical activity in a sample of school adolescents living at high altitude through internal consistency and test re-test. Materials and methods: Descriptive, transversal (Survey). Universidad Nacional del Altiplano (Puno, Peru). School Teens 12 to 17 years. There were systematically selected 109 students of both sexes. We evaluated anthropometric measurements of weight, height, sitting height and circumference of the abdomen. In addition we applied a physical activity questionnaire with 11 questions (test and re-test) with an interval of 7 days. capacity rating for internal consistency, reproducibility and stability. Results: Cronbach’s alpha values (internal consistency) showed values from 0.73 to 0.77 for both sexes. Measuring technical error (SEM) was from 0.50 to 1.61% and the Spearman correlation coefficient ranges from 0.91 to 0.95. Conclusion: The physical activity questionnaire shows high values of reliability, consistency both internally and in the stability of the measures.
Start page
95
End page
104
Volume
32
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias del deporte y la aptitud física
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84975284911
Source
Salud Uninorte
ISSN of the container
01205552
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus