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Bibliography of PAQ Reference List

  1. Aadahl M, Jorgensen T. Validation of a new self-report instrument for measuring physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2003 Jul;35(7):1196-202.
  2. Ainsworth BE, Bassett DR Jr, Strath SJ, Swartz AM, O'Brien WL, Thompson RW, Jones DA, Macera CA, Kimsey CD. Comparison of three methods for measuring the time spent in physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000 Sep;32(9 Suppl):S457-64.
  3. Ainsworth BE, Sternfeld B, Richardson MT, Jackson K. Evaluation of the Kaiser Physical Activity Survey in women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000 Jul;32(7):1327-38.
  4. Bairey Merz CN, Olson M, McGorray S, Pakstis DL, Zell K, Rickens CR, Kelsey SF, Bittner V, Sharaf BL, Sopko G. Physical activity and functional capacity measurement in women: a report from the NHLBI-sponsored WISE study. J Womens Health Gend Based Med 2000 Sep;9(7):769-77.
  5. George JD. Alternative approach to maximal exercise testing and VO2 max prediction in college students. Res Q Exerc Sport 1996 Dec;67(4):452-7.
  6. George JD, Stone WJ, Burkett LN. Non-exercise VO2max estimation for physically active college students. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1997 Mar;29(3):415-23.
  7. Konradi DB, Lyon BL. Measuring adherence to a self-care fitness walking routine. J Community Health Nurs 2000 Fall;17(3):159-69.
  8. Kriska AM, Knowler WC, LaPorte RE, Drash AL, Wing RR, Blair SN, Bennett PH, Kuller LH. Development of questionnaire to examine relationship of physical activity and diabetes in Pima Indians. Diabetes Care 1990 Apr;13(4):401-11.
  9. Kriska AM, Sandler RB, Cauley JA, LaPorte RE, Hom DL, Pambianco G. The assessment of historical physical activity and its relation to adult bone parameters. Am J Epidemiol 1988 May;127(5):1053-63.
  10. Li S, Carlson E, Holm K. Validation of a single-item measure of usual physical activity. Percept Mot Skills 2000 Oct;91(2):593-602.
  11. Littman AJ, White E, Kristal AR, Patterson RE, Satia-Abouta J, Potter JD. Assessment of a one-page questionnaire on long-term recreational physical activity. Epidemiology 2004 Jan;15(1):105-13.
  12. Leijon O, Wiktorin C, Harenstam A, Karlqvist L; MOA Research Group. Validity of a self-administered questionnaire for assessing physical work loads in a general population. J Occup Environ Med 2002 Aug;44(8):724-35.
  13. Norman A, Bellocco R, Bergstrom A, Wolk A. Validity and reproducibility of self-reported total physical activity--differences by relative weight. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2001 May;25(5):682-8.
  14. Oliveria SA, Kohl HW 3rd, Trichopoulos D, Blair SN. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and prostate cancer. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1996 Jan;28(1):97-104.
  15. Pereira MA, FitzGerald SJ, Gregg EW, Joswiak ML, Ryan WJ, Suminski RR, Utter AC, Zmuda JM. A collection of Physical Activity Questionnaires for health-related research. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1997 Jun;29(6 Suppl):S1-205.**
  16. Stewart AL, Mills KM, King AC, Haskell WL, Gillis D, Ritter PL. CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire for older adults: outcomes for interventions. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001 Jul;33(7):1126-41.
  17. Suleiman S, Nelson M. Validation in London of a physical activity questionnaire for use in a study of postmenopausal osteopaenia. J Epidemiol Community Health 1997 Aug;51(4):365-72.
  18. Suzuki I, Kawakami N, Shimizu H. Reliability and validity of a questionnaire for assessment of energy expenditure and physical activity in epidemiological studies. J Epidemiol 1998 Aug;8(3):152-9.
  19. Wareham NJ, Jakes RW, Rennie KL, Schuit J, Mitchell J, Hennings S, Day NE. Validity and repeatability of a simple index derived from the short physical activity questionnaire used in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Public Health Nutr 2003 Jun;6(4):407-13.
  20. Weiss TW, Slater CH, Green LW, Kennedy VC, Albright DL, Wun CC. The validity of single-item, self-assessment questions as measures of adult physical activity. J Clin Epidemiol 1990;43(11):1123-9.
  21. Wendel-Vos GC, Schuit AJ, Saris WH, Kromhout D. Reproducibility and relative validity of the short questionnaire to assess health-enhancing physical activity. J Clin Epidemiol 2003 Dec;56(12):1163-9.
  22. Wolf AM, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Corsano KA, Rosner B, Kriska A, Willett WC. Reproducibility and validity of a self-administered physical activity questionnaire. Int J Epidemiol 1994 Oct;23(5):991-9.
  23. Yore MM, Ham SA, Kohl HW, Ainsworth BE, LaMonte M. Reliability and validity of BRFSS walking questions. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2004 May;36(5 Suppl):S111.

** Twenty-one surveys or questionnaires were referenced in this publication.

Bibliography of PAQ Validation Studies

  1. Aadahl M, Jorgensen T. Validation of a new self-report instrument for measuring physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2003 Jul;35(7):1196-202.
  2. Ainsworth BE, Bassett DR Jr, Strath SJ, Swartz AM, O'Brien WL, Thompson RW, Jones DA, Macera CA, Kimsey CD. Comparison of three methods for measuring the time spent in physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000 Sep;32(9 Suppl):S457-64.
  3. Ainsworth BE, Jacobs DR Jr, Leon AS, Richardson MT, Montoye HJ. Assessment of the accuracy of physical activity questionnaire occupational data. J Occup Med 1993 Oct;35(10):1017-27.
  4. Ainsworth BE, Leon AS, Richardson MT, Jacobs DR, Paffenbarger RS Jr. Accuracy of the College Alumnus Physical Activity Questionnaire. J Clin Epidemiol 1993 Dec;46(12):1403-11.
  5. Ainsworth BE, Richardson MT, Jacobs DR Jr, Leon AS, Sternfeld B. Accuracy of recall of occupational physical activity by questionnaire. J Clin Epidemiol 1999 Mar;52(3):219-27.
  6. Ainsworth BE, Sternfeld B, Richardson MT, Jackson K. Evaluation of the kaiser physical activity survey in women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000 Jul;32(7):1327-38.
  7. Albanes D, Conway JM, Taylor PR, Moe PW, Judd J. Validation and comparison of eight physical activity questionnaires. Epidemiology 1990 Jan;1(1):65-71.
  8. Bassett DR Jr, Cureton AL, Ainsworth BE. Measurement of daily walking distance-questionnaire versus pedometer. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000 May;32(5):1018-23.
  9. Bonnefoy M, Normand S, Pachiaudi C, Lacour JR, Laville M, Kostka T. Simultaneous validation of ten physical activity questionnaires in older men: a doubly labeled water study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2001 Jan;49(1):28-35.
  10. Brownbill RA, Lindsey C, Crncevic-Orlic Z, Ilich JZ. Dual hip bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: geometry and effect of physical activity. Calcif Tissue Int 2003 Sep;73(3):217-24.
  11. Chasan-Taber L, Erickson JB, Nasca PC, Chasan-Taber S, Freedson PS. Validity and reproducibility of a physical activity questionnaire in women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2002 Jun;34(6):987-92.
  12. Conway JM, Irwin ML, Ainsworth BE. Estimating energy expenditure from the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity and Tecumseh Occupational Activity questionnaires - a doubly labeled water validation. J Clin Epidemiol 2002 Apr;55(4):392-9.
  13. Craig CL, Marshall AL, Sjostrom M, Bauman AE, Booth ML, Ainsworth BE, Pratt M, Ekelund U, Yngve A, Sallis JF, Oja P. International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2003 Aug;35(8):1381-95.
  14. Craig CL, Russell SJ, Cameron C. Reliability and validity of Canada's Physical Activity Monitor for assessing trends. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2002 Sep;34(9):1462-7.
  15. De Abajo S, Larriba R, Marquez S. Validity and reliability of the Yale Physical Activity Survey in Spanish elderly. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2001 Dec;41(4):479-85.
  16. Dipietro L, Caspersen CJ, Ostfeld AM, Nadel ER. A survey for assessing physical activity among older adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1993 May;25(5):628-42.
  17. Elley CR, Kerse NM, Swinburn B, Arroll B. Measuring Physical activity in primary health care research: validity and reliability of two questionnaires. New Zealand Family Practice 2003;30:171-80.
  18. Elosua R, Garcia M, Aguilar A, Molina L, Covas MI, Marrugat J. Validation of the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire In Spanish Women. Investigators of the MARATDON Group. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000 Aug;32(8):1431-7.
  19. George JD. Alternative approach to maximal exercise testing and VO2 max prediction in college students. Res Q Exerc Sport 1996 Dec;67(4):452-7. No abstract available.
  20. Gregg EW, Kriska AM, Salamone LM, Wolf RL, Roberts MM, Ferrell RE, Anderson SJ, Kuller LH, Cauley JA. Correlates of quantitative ultrasound in the Women's Healthy Lifestyle Project. Osteoporos Int 1999;10(5):416-24.
  21. Harada ND, Chiu V, King AC, Stewart AL. An evaluation of three self-report physical activity instruments for older adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001 Jun;33(6):962-70.
  22. Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR, Sallis JF, Rauh MJ, Barrington E. Correlates of change in walking for exercise: an exploratory analysis. Res Q Exerc Sport 1992 Dec;63(4):425-34.
  23. Jacobs DR Jr, Ainsworth BE, Hartman TJ, Leon AS. A simultaneous evaluation of 10 commonly used physical activity questionnaires. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1993 Jan;25(1):81-91.
  24. Kohl HW, Blair SN, Paffenbarger RS Jr, Macera CA, Kronenfeld JJ. A mail survey of physical activity habits as related to measured physical fitness. Am J Epidemiol 1988 Jun;127(6):1228-39.
  25. Konradi DB, Lyon BL. Measuring adherence to a self-care fitness walking routine. J Community Health Nurs 2000 Fall;17(3):159-69.
  26. Kriska AM, Knowler WC, LaPorte RE, Drash AL, Wing RR, Blair SN, Bennett PH, Kuller LH. Development of questionnaire to examine relationship of physical activity and diabetes in Pima Indians. Diabetes Care 1990 Apr;13(4):401-11.
  27. Kriska AM, Sandler RB, Cauley JA, LaPorte RE, Hom DL, Pambianco G. The assessment of historical physical activity and its relation to adult bone parameters. Am J Epidemiol 1988 May;127(5):1053-63.
  28. Kruskall LJ, Campbell WW, Evans WJ. The Yale Physical Activity Survey for older adults: predictions in the energy expenditure due to physical activity. J Am Diet Assoc 2004 Aug;104(8):1251-7.
  29. LaPorte RE, Black-Sandler R, Cauley JA, Link M, Bayles C, Marks B. The assessment of physical activity in older women: analysis of the interrelationship and reliability of activity monitoring, activity surveys, and caloric intake. J Gerontol 1983 Jul;38(4):394-7.
  30. Leon AS, Jacobs DR Jr, DeBacker G, Taylor HL. Relationship of physical characteristics and life habits to treadmill exercise capacity. Am J Epidemiol 1981 Jun;113(6):653-60.
  31. Littman AJ, White E, Kristal AR, Patterson RE, Satia-Abouta J, Potter JD. Assessment of a one-page questionnaire on long-term recreational physical activity. Epidemiology 2004 Jan;15(1):105-13.
  32. Miller DJ, Freedson PS, Kline GM. Comparison of activity levels using the Caltrac accelerometer and five questionnaires. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1994 Mar;26(3):376-82.
  33. Norman A, Bellocco R, Bergstrom A, Wolk A. Validity and reproducibility of self-reported total physical activity--differences by relative weight. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2001 May;25(5):682-8.
  34. Oliveria SA, Kohl HW 3rd, Trichopoulos D, Blair SN. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and prostate cancer. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1996 Jan;28(1):97-104.
  35. Philippaerts RM, Westerterp KR, Lefevre J. Doubly labelled water validation of three physical activity questionnaires. Int J Sports Med 1999 Jul;20(5):284-9.
  36. Philippaerts RM, Lefevre J. Reliability and validity of three physical activity questionnaires in Flemish males. Am J Epidemiol 1998 May 15;147(10):982-90.
  37. Pols MA, Peeters PH, Kemper HC, Collette HJ. Repeatability and relative validity of two physical activity questionnaires in elderly women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1996 Aug;28(8):1020-5.
  38. Pols MA, Peeters PH, Bueno-De-Mesquita HB, Ocke MC, Wentink CA, Kemper HC, Collette HJ. Validity and repeatability of a modified Baecke questionnaire on physical activity. Int J Epidemiol 1995 Apr;24(2):381-8.
  39. Pols MA, Peeters PH, Ocke MC, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Slimani N, Kemper HC, Collette HJ. Relative validity and repeatability of a new questionnaire on physical activity. Prev Med 1997 Jan-Feb;26(1):37-43.
  40. Pols MA, Peeters PH, Ocke MC, Slimani N, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Collette HJ. Estimation of reproducibility and relative validity of the questions included in the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire. Int J Epidemiol 1997;26 Suppl 1:S181-9.
  41. Rauh MJ, Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR, Sallis JF, Gleghorn A. Reliability and validity of self-reported physical activity in Latinos. Int J Epidemiol 1992 Oct;21(5):966-71.
  42. Resnicow K, McCarty F, Blissett D, Wang T, Heitzler C, Lee RE. Validity of a modified CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire among African-Americans. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2003 Sep;35(9):1537-45.
  43. Richardson MT, Ainsworth BE, Wu HC, Jacobs DR Jr, Leon AS. Ability of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)/Baecke Questionnaire to assess leisure-time physical activity. Int J Epidemiol 1995 Aug;24(4):685-93.
  44. Richardson MT, Leon AS, Jacobs DR Jr, Ainsworth BE, Serfass R. Comprehensive evaluation of the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire. J Clin Epidemiol 1994 Mar;47(3):271-81.
  45. Roeykens J, Rogers R, Meeusen R, Magnus L, Borms J, de Meirleir K. Validity and reliability in a Flemish population of the WHO-MONICA Optional Study of Physical Activity Questionnaire. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1998 Jul;30(7):1071-5.
  46. Schuler PB, Richardson MT, Ochoa P, Wang MQ. Accuracy and repeatability of the Yale physical activity survey in assessing physical activity of older adults. Percept Mot Skills 2001 Aug;93(1):163-77.
  47. Siconolfi SF, Lasater TM, Snow RC, Carleton RA. Self-reported physical activity compared with maximal oxygen uptake. Am J Epidemiol 1985 Jul;122(1):101-5.
  48. Singh PN, Fraser GE, Knutsen SF, Lindsted KD, Bennett HW. Validity of a physical activity questionnaire among African-American Seventh-day Adventists. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001 Mar;33(3):468-75.
  49. Singh PN, Tonstad S, Abbey DE, Fraser GE. Validity of selected physical activity questions in white Seventh-day Adventists and non-Adventists. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1996 Aug;28(8):1026-37.
  50. Starling RD, Matthews DE, Ades PA, Poehlman ET. Assessment of physical activity in older individuals: a doubly labeled water study. J Appl Physiol 1999 Jun;86(6):2090-6. Erratum in: J Appl Physiol 2001 May;90(5):following table of contents.
  51. Staten LK, Taren DL, Howell WH, Tobar M, Poehlman ET, Hill A, Reid PM, Ritenbaugh C. Validation of the Arizona Activity Frequency Questionnaire using doubly labeled water. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001 Nov;33(11):1959-67.
  52. Stel VS, Smit JH, Pluijm SM, Visser M, Deeg DJ, Lips P. Comparison of the LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire with a 7-day diary and pedometer. J Clin Epidemiol 2004 Mar;57(3):252-8.
  53. Stewart AL, Mills KM, King AC, Haskell WL, Gillis D, Ritter PL. CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire for older adults: outcomes for interventions. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001 Jul;33(7):1126-41.
  54. Suleiman S, Nelson M. Validation in London of a physical activity questionnaire for use in a study of postmenopausal osteopaenia. J Epidemiol Community Health 1997 Aug;51(4):365-72.
  55. Tuero C, De Paz JA, Marquez S. Relationship of measures of leisure time physical activity to physical fitness indicators in Spanish adults. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2001 Mar;41(1):62-7.
  56. Voorrips LE, Ravelli AC, Dongelmans PC, Deurenberg P, Van Staveren WA. A physical activity questionnaire for the elderly. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1991 Aug;23(8):974-9.
  57. Walsh MC, Hunter GR, Sirikul B, Gower BA. Comparison of self-reported with objectively assessed energy expenditure in black and white women before and after weight loss. Am J Clin Nutr 2004 Jun;79(6):1013-9.
  58. Wareham NJ, Jakes RW, Rennie KL, Mitchell J, Hennings S, Day NE. Validity and repeatability of the EPIC-Norfolk Physical Activity Questionnaire. Int J Epidemiol 2002 Feb;31(1):168-74.
  59. Wareham NJ, Jakes RW, Rennie KL, Schuit J, Mitchell J, Hennings S, Day NE. Validity and repeatability of a simple index derived from the short physical activity questionnaire used in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Public Health Nutr 2003 Jun;6(4):407-13.
  60. Washburn RA, Ficker JL. Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE): the relationship with activity measured by a portable accelerometer. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 1999 Dec;39(4):336-40.
  61. Washburn RA, Goldfield SR, Smith KW, McKinlay JB. The validity of self-reported exercise-induced sweating as a measure of physical activity. Am J Epidemiol 1990 Jul;132(1):107-13.
  62. Washburn RA, McAuley E, Katula J, Mihalko SL, Boileau RA. The physical activity scale for the elderly (PASE): evidence for validity. J Clin Epidemiol 1999 Jul;52(7):643-51.
  63. Washburn RA, Smith KW, Jette AM, Janney CA. The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE): development and evaluation. J Clin Epidemiol 1993 Feb;46(2):153-62.
  64. Weiss TW, Slater CH, Green LW, Kennedy VC, Albright DL, Wun CC. The validity of single-item, self-assessment questions as measures of adult physical activity. J Clin Epidemiol 1990;43(11):1123-9.
  65. Wendel-Vos GC, Schuit AJ, Saris WH, Kromhout D. Reproducibility and relative validity of the short questionnaire to assess health-enhancing physical activity. J Clin Epidemiol 2003 Dec;56(12):1163-9.
  66. Westerterp KR, Saris WH, Bloemberg BPM, Kempen CJ, Caspersen C, Kromhout D. Validation of the Zutphen physical activity questionnaire for the elderly with double labled water. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1992;24:S68 (abstr).
  67. Wilbur J, Holm K, Dan A. A quantitative survey to measure energy expenditure in midlife women. J Nurs Meas 1993 Spring;1(1):29-40.
  68. Wolf AM, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Corsano KA, Rosner B, Kriska A, Willett WC. Reproducibility and validity of a self-administered physical activity questionnaire. Int J Epidemiol 1994 Oct;23(5):991-9.
  69. Yore MM, Ham SA, Kohl HW, Ainsworth BE, LaMonte M. Reliability and validity of BRFSS walking questions. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2004 May;36(5 Suppl):S111.
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