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Validity and reliability of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A) in individuals with congenital heart disease

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  • Christine Voss
  • Paige H Dean
  • Ross F Gardner
  • Stephanie L Duncombe
  • Kevin C Harris

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Objective: To assess the criterion validity, internal consistency, reliability and cut-point for the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A) in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease–a special population at high cardiovascular risk in whom physical activity has not been extensively evaluated. Methods: We included 84 participants (13.6±2.9 yrs, 50% female) with simple (37%), moderate (31%), or severe congenital heart disease (27%), as well as cardiac transplant recipients (6%), from BC Children’s Hospital, Canada. They completed the PAQ-C (≤11yrs, n = 28) or–A (≥12yrs, n = 56), and also wore a triaxial accelerometer (GT3X+ or GT9X) over the right hip for 7 days (n = 59 met valid wear time criteria). Results: Median daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was 46.9 minutes per day (IQR 31.6–61.8) and 25% met physical activity guidelines defined as ≥60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day. Median PAQ-score was 2.6 (IQR 1.9–3.0). PAQ-Scores were significantly related to accelerometry-derived metrics of physical activity (rho = 0.44–0.55, all p

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  • Christine Voss & Paige H Dean & Ross F Gardner & Stephanie L Duncombe & Kevin C Harris, 2017. "Validity and reliability of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A) in individuals with congenital heart disease," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(4), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0175806
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175806
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