Abstract
The purpose of the study was to identify physical activity questionnaires for older adults that might be suitable outcome measures in clinical trials of fall-injury-prevention intervention and to undertake a systematic quality assessment of their measurement properties. PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were systematically searched to identify measurements and articles reporting the methodological quality of relevant measures. Quality extraction relating to content, population, reliability, validity, responsiveness, acceptability, practicality, and feasibility was undertaken. Twelve outcome measures met the inclusion criteria. There is limited evidence about the measures' properties. None of the measures is entirely satisfactory for use in a large-scale trial at present. There is a need to develop suitable measures. The Stanford 7-day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire and the Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors questionnaire might be appropriate for further development. The results have implications for the designs of large-scale trials investigating many different geriatric syndromes. © 2005, Human Kinetics, Inc.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 461-481 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2005 |
Keywords
- Accidental falls
- Aged
- Measurement properties
- Outcome measures