| Name of the Instrument/Tool | International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) |
| First Description |
Craig CL, Marshall AL, Sjöström 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. doi: |
| Year | 2003 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Physical function |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Craig CL, Marshall AL, Sjöström M, Bauman AE, Booth ML, Ainsworth BE, Pratt M, Ekelund U, Yngve A, Sallis JF, Oja P. |
| Title | International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. |
| Journal | Med Sci Sports Exerc. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Vol | 35 |
| Num | 8 |
| Pages | 1381-95 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.118 … |
| Brief Description |
This study investigates the construct validity and test-retest reliability of the IPAQ in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15076800/ |
| Brief Description |
Reliability and validity of the IPAQ. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551 … |
| Brief Description |
The aim was to validate the long IPAQ in adults aged 18–84 in the German-, French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland, focusing on differences between gender, age groups and language regions. |
| Link | https://benthamopen.com/FULLTEXT/TOSSJ-10-239 |
| Brief Description |
Validation of the Portuguese version of the IPAQ. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Adrian Bauman |
| a.bauman@unsw.edu.au | |
| Address | Centre for Physical Activity and Health, Epidemiology Unit, Locked Mail Bag 7017, Liverpool NSW 1871, Australia |
| Website | https://sites.google.com/site/theipaq/home |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The IPAQ questionnaires were created to assess physical activity. The purpose of the IPAQ is to provide a set of well-developed instruments that can be used internationally to obtain comparable estimates of this construct. There are two versions of the questionnaire. The short version is suitable for use in national and regional surveillance systems and the long version provide more detailed information often required in research work or for evaluation purposes. |
| Number of Items | 27 |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The total activity score was calculated by the sum of the different domain scores and was reported in MET-minutes/week. According to the IPAQ guidelines, data were excluded if the total minutes of activity per day exceeded 960 minutes or when values were missing. There is an scoring protocol to develop this process at
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| Score Interpretation | Three levels (categories) of physical activity are proposed, according to the level of physical activity: low, moderate or high |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Complex scoring |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |