Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children and Adolescents

Posted on: March 7, 2018 | By: nthompson2 | Filed under: Physical Activity Questionnaire

Title:  Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children and Adolescents Category:  Predictive Most recent research article:  Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Children With Congenital Heart Disease Summary of article: Purpose of article:  The purpose of this article was to describe both objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior by congenital heart disease severity as well as qualitatively describe physical activity and sports participation and their association with objectively measured physical activity. Study population:  90 children (13.6 years +/- 2.7 years, 54% male) who had CHD or pediatric heart transplant enrolled from British Columbia Children’s Hospital or traveling clinics across British Columbia and Yukon, Canada. Methods:  Participants were grouped by cardiac diagnosis: (1) 26 mild, (2) 26 moderate, (3) 29 severe CHD and (4) 9 cardiac transplant recipients.  Physical activity restrictions were obtained from the treating cardiologist.  Each participant wore an accelerometer over the right hip for 7 days in order…

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Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children and Adolescents

Posted on: March 5, 2017 | By: evanfleet2 | Filed under: Physical Activity Questionnaire

The information listed previously is accurate and still the current information. No information found for MDIC. Article Summary: The association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and health-related quality of life among adolescents The purpose of this research was to study the relationships between body mass index, physical activity, adherence to Mediterranean diet, with the health related quality of life in Spanish adolescents.  The sample population of 480 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 14, 235 girls and 221 boys from 5 of the 55 public schools in the Spanish city of Granada.  Twenty-four of the students were excluded from the study for failure to fill out all of the required questionnaires. The study compared health related quality of life utilizing the KIDSCREEN 27 questionnaire, 27 items in five categories (physical well-being, psychological well-being, autonomy and parent’s relation, social support and peers and school environment) and compared the results with physical activity,…

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Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children and Adolescents

Posted on: February 29, 2016 | By: athomas24 | Filed under: Physical Activity Questionnaire

The information listed previously is accurate and still the current information.No information found for MDIC. Article Summary:Couch potatoes to jumping beans: A pilot study of the effect of active video games on physical activity in children The purpose of this article was to evaluate the effect of an active video game on children’s physical activity levels. This study was a 12-week randomized intervention study. Participants were recruited from advertisements, direct contact, and word of mouth. There were 20 children with an average age of 12-years-old. Children who have already played active video games were excluded from the study. There was a control group (no intervention) of 10 children and a group of 10 children in which the participants were supplied with an active video game. Children were randomized to the respective groups. Children were fitted with an Actigraph Accelerometer, which they wore during waking hours. Activity counts were gathered over four…

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Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A)

Posted on: March 14, 2015 | By: ksmith75 | Filed under: Physical Activity Questionnaire

Descriptive Information Title, Edition, Dates of Publication and Revision: Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A), University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1997, 2004 Authors: Kent C Kowalski, PhD, Peter RE Crocker, PhD, Rachel M Donen Bsc. Honours Source: Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A) Manual; or online at www.performwell.org Costs: Forms are free online or from questionnaire manual Purpose: To assess general levels of physical activity for youth from grades 4-12 (ages 8-20 years old) Type of Test: Self Report Questionnaire (7 day recall) Target Population and Ages: PAQ-C à Elementary and Middle School (Grades 4-8, ages 8-14), PAQ-A à High school (grades 9-12, ages 14-19) Time Requirements: Estimated completion time is 20 minutes Test Administration Administration: Self report questionnaire Scoring: PAQ-C à Find an activity score between 1 and 5 for each item (1-9, excluding 10), a score of 1 indicates low physical…

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