A comparison of direct versus self-report measures for assessing physical activity in adults: a systematic review
Stéphanie A Prince, Kristi B Adamo, Meghan E Hamel et al. · 2008
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Prince, Adamo, Hamel, and co-authors review how well direct and self-report measures of physical activity agree. Judging whether activity programmes work needs accurate measures of current and changing activity levels. Studies rely either on devices people wear or on what people say they did.
The team searched the literature in a systematic way and compared the two approaches head to head. Agreement turns out to be limited, so the choice of measure shapes study results. Their findings guide researchers to pick measures honestly and warn readers that self-reported activity often runs high.
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| CREATOR | Stéphanie A Prince, Kristi B Adamo, Meghan E Hamel et al. |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2008 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 91 KB |
| LICENSE | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PubMed Central |