Validation of a Short Physical Activity Questionnaire (Work and Leisure)

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

ACTIWORK questionnaire: Short questionnaire assessing physical activity and sedentary behavior, including leisure-time and occupational physical activity, sitting time, and work-related characteristics. The questionnaire is administered twice, approximately one week apart, for test-retest assessment.

Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ): Reference questionnaire assessing physical activity during the previous four weeks, including physical activity at home, at work, during commuting, and during leisure time. The RPAQ is administered twice, approximately one week apart.

REPEAS questionnaire: Questionnaire assessing environmental and personal barriers to regular physical activity. The questionnaire includes 12 items covering environmental and personal factors that may limit regular physical activity and is administered twice, approximately one week apart.

Study summary

Validated physical activity questionnaires are often long and time-consuming, particularly when assessing both leisure-time and occupational physical activity and sedentary behavior.

The ACTIWORK study aims to validate a short questionnaire assessing physical activity at work and during leisure time, as well as sedentary behavior, by comparison with the reference Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ).

Participants will complete the study questionnaires twice, approximately one week apart, to assess the consistency of their responses over time.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Working time assessed by ACTIWORK — Baseline and 1 week
  Working time assessed using the ACTIWORK questionnaire, expressed as hours per week and hours per working day.
• Leisure-time physical activity assessed by ACTIWORK — Baseline and 1 week
  Time spent in leisure-time physical activity assessed using the ACTIWORK questionnaire, expressed as hours per week.
• Physical activity intensity assessed by ACTIWORK — Baseline and 1 week
  Perceived intensity of physical activity during leisure time and at work, assessed using visual analog scales ranging from 0 (minimum intensity) to 100 (maximum intensity) .
• Daily sitting time assessed by ACTIWORK — aseline and 1 week
  Total time spent sitting per day, assessed using the ACTIWORK questionnaire and expressed in hours per day.
• Sitting time at work assessed by ACTIWORK — Baseline and 1 week
  Proportion of working time spent sitting, assessed using the ACTIWORK questionnaire and reported in predefined percentage categories
• Type of workstation assessed by ACTIWORK — Baseline and 1 week
  Type of workstation used at work, categorized as conventional desk, sit-stand desk, bike desk, treadmill desk, ball chair, or other active workstation.
• Commuting duration assessed by ACTIWORK — Baseline and 1 week
  Duration of a one-way commute between home and work, assessed using predefined time categories.
• Mode of commuting assessed by ACTIWORK — Baseline and 1 week
  Mode of transportation used for commuting between home and work, including car, public transportation, walking, bicycle, scooter, or other active transportation. Multiple responses are permitted.

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