Whitney B. Curry|Janice L. Thompson
Comparability of accelerometer- and IPAQ-derived physical activity and sedentary time in South Asian women: A cross-sectional study
University of East London|University of Birmingham
limited research documenting objectively measured physical activity pa sedentary time st south asian sa women published evidence validity selfreport methods assessment past sa purpose study compare accelerometer international physical activity questionnaire ipaqderived past among sa women united kingdom uk via mixedmethods approach one hundred forty sa women wore accelerometer seven consecutive days subsample n 50 completed ipaqshort form ipaqsf brief structured interview accelerometerderived metabolic equivalent met minutes per week minwk moderatetovigorous physical activity mvpa mean sd full sample 79394 51944 mean accelerometerderived st wk 53020 8176 ipaqsfderived mvpa met minwk 63680 211356 mean st wk 31531 26698 pearson correlations significant accelerometer ipaqsfassessed mvpa r 119 p 579 st r 140 p 229 major themes synthesised interviews included inability recall sitting time limited general knowledge reallife examples mvpa results suggest ipaqsf may accurately measure past uk sa women findings supported qualitative evidence indicating several issues interpretation recall past assessed via questionnaire