RT Journal Article
T1 Reliability and Validity of the PAQ-C Questionnaire to Assess Physical Activity in Children.
A1 Benítez-Porres, Javier
A1 López-Fernández, Iván
A1 Raya, Juan Francisco
A1 Álvarez-Carnero, Sabrina
A1 Alvero-Cruz, José Ramón
A1 Álvarez-Carnero, Elvis
K1 Condición física - Evaluación
K1 Ejercicio físico - Niños - Tests
AB BACKGROUNDPhysical activity (PA) assessment by questionnaire is a cornerstone in the field of sport epidemiology studies. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) has been used widely to assess PA in healthy school populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the PAQ-C questionnaire in Spanish children using triaxial accelerometry as criterion.METHODSEighty-three (N = 46 boys, N = 37 girls) healthy children (age 10.98 ± 1.17 years, body mass index 19.48 ± 3.51 kg/m2) were volunteers and completed the PAQ-C twice and wore an accelerometer for 8 consecutive days. Reliability was analyzed by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and the internal consistency by the Cronbach's α coefficient. The PAQ-C was compared against total PA and moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) obtained by accelerometry.RESULTSTest-retest reliability showed an ICC = 0.96 for the final score of PAQ-C. Small differences between first and second questionnaire administration were detected. Few and low correlations (rho = 0.228-0.278, all ps < .05) were observed between PAQ-C and accelerometry. The highest correlation was observed for item 9 (rho = 0.311, p < .01).CONCLUSIONSPAQ-C had a high reliability but a questionable validity for assessing total PA and MVPA in Spanish children. Therefore, PA measurement in children should not be limited only to self-report measurements.
PB Wiley
YR 2016
FD 2016-03-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31105
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31105
LA eng
NO Benítez-Porres, J., López-Fernández, I., Raya, J.F., Álvarez Carnero, S., Alvero-Cruz, J.R. and Álvarez Carnero, E. (2016), Reliability and Validity of the PAQ-C Questionnaire to Assess Physical Activity in Children. J School Health, 86: 677-685. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12418
NO Política de acceso abierto tomada de: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/15973
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 24 ene 2026