Journal article
Reliability and validity of a domain-specific last 7-d sedentary time questionnaire
K Wijndaele, I De Bourdeaudhuij, JG Godino, BM Lynch, SJ Griffin, K Westgate, S Brage
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | Published : 2014
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Abstract
PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to examine test-retest reliability, criterion validity, and absolute agreement of a self-report, last 7-d sedentary behavior questionnaire (SIT-Q-7d), which assesses total daily sedentary time as an aggregate of sitting/lying down in five domains (meals, transportation, occupation, nonoccupational screen time, and other sedentary time). Dutch (DQ) and English (EQ) versions of the questionnaire were examined. METHODS: Fifty-one Flemish adults (ages 39.4 ± 11.1 yr) wore a thigh accelerometer (activPAL3™) and simultaneously kept a domain log for 7 d. The DQ was subsequently completed twice (median test-retest interval: 3.3 wk). Thigh-acceleration sedentar..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the UK Medical Research Council (grants MC_UU_12015/3 and MC_UU_12015/4); Research Foundation Flanders (grant 1.2.895.11.N.00 to KWi); the British Heart Foundation (grant FS/12/58/29709 to KWi); and National Health and Medical Research Council (grant 586727 to BML). The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the National Institute for Health Research, or the UK Department of Health.