What is it about?
This questionnaire (the Adult Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire, ASBQ) was tested for its reliability and validity for the measurements of sedentary behaviour across four domains: work, transportation, and leisure-time domains. We also tested the reliability and validity of the sedentary behaviour question component of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). Both questionnaires were tested on their self- and interviewer-administrations; and the triaxial ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometer was used to examine the validity. Moderate-to-good reliability was found for both the GPAQ and the ASBQ, and the reliability between self- and interviewer-administered modes of questionnaires were found to be comparable. Only the GPAQ showed acceptable validity with the accelerometry-based sedentary time, especially when using the self-administered version.
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Why is it important?
Accurate and valid measures are needed to monitor the population-based sedentary behaviour levels and to determine the associations with health-related outcomes.
Perspectives
Future studies should incorporate objective (accelerometry) measures to more accurately assess adults’ sedentary behaviour.
Dr. Anne HY Chu
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
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This page is a summary of: Domain-Specific Adult Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire (ASBQ) and the GPAQ Single-Item Question: A Reliability and Validity Study in an Asian Population, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2018, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15040739.
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