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Physical Activity by Self-Report: A Brief History and Future Issues
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For the scientific domain of physical activity and public health research to advance its agenda of health promotion and disease prevention continued development of measurement methodologies is essential. Over the past 50 years most data supporting a favorable relationship between habitual physical activity and chronic disease morbidity and mortality have been obtained using self-report methods, including questionnaires, logs, recalls, and diaries. Many of these instruments have been shown to have reasonable validity and reliability for determining general type, amount, intensity, and bout duration, but typically do better for groups than individuals with some instruments lacking the sensitivity to detect change in activity. During the past decade the objective assessment of physical activity using accelerometer-based devices has demonstrated substantial potential, especially in documenting the pattern of light-, moderate-, and vigorous-intensity activity throughout the day. However, these devices do not provide information on activity type, location or context. Research that combines the strengths of both self-report and objective measures has the potential to provide new insights into the benefits of physical activity and how to implement successful interventions.
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“Although self-reports can provide an accurate measure of an individual’s engagement in PA (Haskell, 2012; Milton, Clemes, & Bull, 2012), more objective measures such as accelerometers are preferred when possible.”
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“On average, the validity and reliability of questionnaires are better in groups than in individuals (Haskell, 2012).”
BackgroundFreene, N., Waddington, G. S., Chesworth, W., Davey, R., & Cochrane, T. (2013) · Journal of science and medicine in sport · doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2013.11.002 · Cited by 26
Physical Activity among Spanish Undergraduate Students: A Descriptive Correlational Study
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“Various activity measures, in the form of PROMs, exist, but few are validated for use in pediatric patients.(15,32,36) As a result, the pediatric literature often utilizes PROMs that were designed and validated for use in adult populations.”
BackgroundSagawa, N., Rockette‐Wagner, B., Azuma, K., Ueshima, H., Hisamatsu, T., Takamiya, T., El‐Saed, A., Miura, K., Kriska, A. M., & Sekikawa, A. M. (2019) · Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science · doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2019.09.007 · Cited by 26
“Although they may misreport (or not report) non-ambulatory activities, such as biking or swimming, the output from these devices is often used as a proxy for total movement, which is something that cannot be validly assessed by questionnaire.(10,13) However, because pedometers and accelerometers cannot capture domain-…”
BackgroundHow adherence to the updated physical activity guidelines should be assessed with accelerometer?
Vähä‐Ypyä, H., Sievänen, H. T., Husu, P., Tokola, K., Mänttäri, A., Heinonen, O. J., Heiskanen, J., Kaikkonen, K., Savonen, K. P., Kokko, S. P., et al. (2022) · European Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckac078 · Cited by 28
Validation of physical activity habit strength with subjective and objective criterion measures
Thurn, J., Finne, E., Brandes, M., & Bucksch, J. (2013) · Psychology of sport and exercise · doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.09.009 · Cited by 25
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Pardo, A., Román‐Viñas, B., Ribas‐Barba, L., Roure, E., Vallbona, C., & Serra‐Majem, L. (2013) · Journal of science and medicine in sport · doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2013.04.002 · Cited by 23
Effect of intensive exercise in early adult life on telomere length in later life in men.
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Initial insight into why physical activity may help prevent adolescent smoking uptake
Audrain-McGovern, J. E., Rodriguez, D., Cuevas, J., & Sass, J. (2013) · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.03.006 · Cited by 27
“The current public health recommendations for physical activity are based on decades of research linking self-reported physical activity with health outcomes (Haskell, 2012; USDHHS, 1996).”
BackgroundDaily physical activity enhances resilient resources for symptom management in middle-aged women.
Kishida, M., & Elavsky, S. (2014) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/hea0000190 · Cited by 22
The Context of Physical Activity in a Representative Sample of Adults
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“There have been strong recommendations for increased efforts to understand the context of PA (13,26), but systematically evaluating different contextual factors has proved to be challenging.”
BackgroundPhysical activity assessment for public health: efficacious use of the single-item measure
Zwolinsky, S., McKenna, J., Pringle, A., Widdop, P., & Griffiths, C. (2015) · Public Health · doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2015.07.015 · Cited by 22
“Closing the gaps in our understanding of this issue is important, there are serious Public Health consequences associated with the large scale misclassification of physically inactive adults.(4) Therefore, it is important that the sensitivity and specificity of screening tools - like the single-item measure are as clo…”
BackgroundComparing national device-based physical activity surveillance systems: a systematic review
de Wolf, I., Elevelt, A., van Nassau, F., Toepoel, V., de Hollander, E., Kompier, M. E., Luiten, A., Schouten, B., Wendel‐Vos, W., & van der Ploeg, H. P. (2024) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-024-01612-8 · Cited by 21
“Device-based measurements will provide more valid data about intensity and duration while questionnaires are useful for information about context and activity types and domains [17, 94].”
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Hubungan Status Gizi Terhadap Tingkat Aktivitas Fisik PMI Selama Masa Karantina Covid-19
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“The daily evaluation of PA included two different methods sensitive to daily variations, considering the advantages and disadvantages of each [45]: daily steps count and self-report.”
MethodVaara, J. P., Kyröläinen, H., Fogelholm, M., Santtila, M., HÄKKINEN, A. H., Häkkinen, K., & Vasankari, T. J. (2014) · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · doi:10.1123/jpah.2012-0504 · Cited by 21
Former male elite athletes and risk of hypertension in later life
Laine, M. K., Kujala, U. M., Eriksson, J. G., Wasenius, N., Kaprio, J. A., Bäckmand, H. M., Peltonen, M., Heinonen, O. J., Jula, A. M., & Sarna, S. J. (2015) · Journal of Hypertension · doi:10.1097/hjh.0000000000000601 · Cited by 19
“On average, the validity and reliability of questionnaires are better in groups than in individuals [38].”
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Beliefs about physical activity and sedentary behaviors of adults with visual impairments
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“There has been considerable interest in understanding the specific context in which SB and PA occur [13, 14].”
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Accelerometer determined sedentary behavior and dietary quality among US adults
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“Thus, self-reported activity coupled with accelerometer-determined activity might provide a more comprehensive measure of physical activity (Haskell, 2012).”
BackgroundNg, K., Rintala, P., Tynjälä, J., Villberg, J. J., & Kannas, L. K. (2014) · European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity · doi:10.5507/euj.2014.005 · Cited by 14
“, 2012); as well as, different set of standards and procedures used to collect data (Haskell, 2012).”
BackgroundInfluentialSocial Cognitive Theory Determinants of Physical Activity in Adults with Visual Impairments
Haegele, J. A., Brian, A., & Lieberman, L. J. (2017) · Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities · doi:10.1007/s10882-017-9562-0 · Cited by 14
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“It has been suggested that utilising a composite PA measure, employing both objective and self-report data, is a useful way of measuring PA behaviour as it may overcome the limitations of using each method in isolation (e.g. Haskell, 2012).”
MethodZhang, X., Jiang, H.-H., Zhang, L., Li, C., Chen, C., Xing, M., Ma, Y., & Ma, Y. (2024) · BMC Ophthalmology · doi:10.1186/s12886-024-03367-z · Cited by 12
“Self-reported questionnaires are still undeniably a popular method of collecting data because of their following advantages: directly capture respondents’ true thoughts, low cost and ease of use, higher reliability, and greater suitability for large-scale studies [63, 64].”
MethodSitzendes Verhalten als Risikofaktor im Kindes- und Jugendalter
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Children’s Perceived and Actual Physical Activity Levels within the Elementary School Setting
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All physical activity may not be associated with a lower likelihood of adolescent smoking uptake
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“The current public health recommendations for physical activity are based on decades of research linking self-reported physical activity with health outcomes (Haskell, 2012; USDHHS, 1996).”
BackgroundEffects of a digital self-control intervention to increase physical activity in middle-aged adults
Stieger, M., Allemand, M., & Lachman, M. E. (2023) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/13591053231166756 · Cited by 17
“To measure physical activity, we focused on the richness and complementary information that self-report and objective measurements can offer (Haskell, 2012).”
BackgroundCummings, I., Lamontagne, M., Sweet, S. N., Spivock, M., & Batcho, C. S. (2019) · Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.rehab.2018.12.002 · Cited by 13
Reliability and Validity of the Cancer Prevention Study-3 Physical Activity Survey Items
Rees‐Punia, E., Matthews, C. E., Evans, E. M., Keadle, S. K., Anderson, R. L., Gay, J. L., Schmidt, M. D., Gapstur, S. M., & Patel, A. V. (2019) · Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour · doi:10.1123/jmpb.2018-0052 · Cited by 13
Measuring Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes
Rockette‐Wagner, B., Storti, K. L., Edelstein, S. L., Delahanty, L. M., Galvin, B., Jackson, A., & Kriska, A. M. (2016) · Childhood Obesity · doi:10.1089/chi.2015.0151 · Cited by 12
Metadata
- Authors
- Haskell, W. L.
- Affiliations
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Haskell, William L.
- ORCID
- Haskell, William L.
- Venue
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2012-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- s1
- Pages
- S5-S10
- ISSN
- 1543-3080 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-5474
- OpenAlex
- W2398226462
- Cited by
- 221
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 14.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
- Keywords
- physical activity measurement, self-report questionnaire, accelerometer, reliability and validity, chronic disease prevention, health promotion, physical activity interventions
- MeSH terms
- Acceleration, Energy Metabolism, Health Services Research, Humans, Motor Activity, Public Health, Sedentary Behavior, Self Report
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