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. 2019 Oct 26;16(21):4128.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214128.

Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ): A Systematic Review

Xiaofen D Keating  1 , Ke Zhou  2 , Xiaolu Liu  1 , Michael Hodges  3 , Jingwen Liu  4 , Jianmin Guan  5 , Ashley Phelps  1 , Jose Castro-Piñero  6
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Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ): A Systematic Review

Xiaofen D Keating et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

This study aimed to systematically review previous studies on the reliability and concurrent validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). A systematic literature search was conducted (n = 26) using the online EBSCOHost databases, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to September 2019. A previously developed coding sheet was used to collect the data. The Modified Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies was employed to assess risk of bias and study quality. It was found that GPAQ was primarily revalidated in adult populations in Asian and European countries. The sample size ranged from 43 to 2657 with a wide age range (i.e., 15-79 years old). Different populations yielded inconsistent results concerning the reliability and validity of the GPAQ. Short term (i.e., one- to two-week interval) and long-term (i.e., two- to three-month apart) test-retest reliability was good to very good. The concurrent validity using accelerometers, pedometers, and physical activity (PA) log was poor to fair. The GPAQ data and accelerometer/pedometer/PA log data were not compared using the same measurements in some validation studies. Studies with more rigorous research designs are needed before any conclusions concerning the concurrent validity of GPAQ can be reached.

Keywords: adult physical activity questionnaire; international perspective; revalidation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Flow chart of articles searched (Note: Some studies examined both reliability and validity and thereby the total N is greater than 26).
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