Open AccessA comparison of subjective and objective measures of physical activity from the Newcastle 85+ study
Author(s) -
Paul Innerd,
Michael Catt,
Joanna Collerton,
Karen Davies,
Michael I. Trenell,
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood,
Carol Jagger
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv062
Subject(s) - medicine , physical activity , physical therapy , convergent validity , sedentary behavior , population , gerontology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , environmental health , internal consistency
Little is known about physical activity (PA) in the very old, the fastest growing age group in the population. We aimed to examine the convergent validity of subjective and objective measures of PA in adults aged over 85 years.
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