Open AccessTest-Retest Reliability of the Women's Health Initiative Physical Activity Questionnaire
Author(s) -
AnneMarie Meyer,
Kelly R. Evenson,
Libby M. Morimoto,
David S. Siscovick,
Emily White
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31818ace55
Subject(s) - intraclass correlation , medicine , confidence interval , recreation , physical therapy , kappa , reliability (semiconductor) , observational study , physical activity , test (biology) , demography , psychometrics , clinical psychology , mathematics , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , sociology , political science , law , biology
Few physical activity (PA) questionnaires were designed to measure the lifestyles and activities of women. We sought to examine the test-retest reliability of a PA questionnaire used in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study. Differences in reliability were also explored by important covariates.