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Comparison of physical activity questionnaires for the elderly with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

Background: Physical activity questionnaires (PAQ) have been extensively used to determine physical activity (PA) levels. Most PAQ are derived from an energy expenditure-based perspective and assess activities with a certain intensity level. Activities with a moderate or vigorous intensity level are predominantly used to determine a person’s
PA level in terms of quantity. Studies show that the time spent engaging in moderate and vigorous intensity PA does not appropriately reflect the actual PA behavior of older people because they perform more functional, everyday activities. Those functional activities are more likely to be considered low-intense and represent an important qualitative health-promoting activity. For the elderly, functional, light intensity activities are of special interest but are assessed
differently in terms of quantity and quality. The aim was to analyze the content of PAQ for the elderly.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa.de:bsz:15-qucosa-169453
Date14 March 2015
CreatorsEckert, Katharina G., Lange, Martin A.
ContributorsUniversität Leipzig, Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät, BioMed Central,
PublisherUniversitätsbibliothek Leipzig
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article
Formatapplication/pdf
SourceBMC Public Health 2015, 15:249

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