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German-PAQ-50+
German Physical Activity Questionnaire 50+
Short abstract
The German-PAQ-50+ is used to measure the physical activity level (MET hours/week) or energy consumption (MET hours/week) of persons over 50 years olds. The questionnaire is divided into five question blocks, three individual questions and a short demographic section. Reliability: At least two weeks apart, test-retest telephone interviews were conducted. The retest reliability values were rtt = .60 for the weekly total of physical activities and rtt = .52 for energy consumption. The questionnaire was well accepted by the participants. Validity: The German-PAQ-50+ is based on two instruments from other international surveys: Yale Physical Activity Survey and Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, which have an acceptable validity. Therefore, a separate validation of the questionnaire using laboratory methods has not been performed to date. Standards: Comparative values exist from the pilot study with 22 men and 35 women (age: M = 61.7; SD = 8.3).
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: German-PAQ-50+. German Physical Activity Questionnaire 50+. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9006067
Citation
Huy, C. (2011). German-PAQ-50+. German Physical Activity Questionnaire 50+ [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen mit Auswertungsanleitung]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4655
Short information
Short Name German-PAQ-50+
English Name German Physical Activity Questionnaire in the over-50 Population
Authors Huy, C.
Published in Test archive 2011
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Daily Activities, Physical Agility, Sports, Leisure Time
Language versions deu
Application age Adults over 50 years
Item number 30 items
Subscales (1) Housework, (2) Gardening, (3) Leisure time, (4) Sports, (5) Work
Application Time ca. 5-10 min.
Interpretation time ca. 5-10 min.
Retest-reliability: rtt = .52-.60.
No information.
None.
Applications Individual diagnostics, Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Huy, C. & Schneider, S. (2008). Instrument für die Erfassung der physischen Aktivität bei Personen im mittleren und höheren Erwachsenenalter. Entwicklung, Prüfung und Anwendung des "German-PAQ-50+". Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 41 (3), 209-216. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0209176
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Contact information
Dr. Dipl.-Inform. Med. Christina Bock (geb. Huy), M.Sc., Mannheimer Institut für Public Health, Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (MIPH), Universität Heidelberg, Ludolf-Krehl-Straße 7-11, D-68167 Mannheim