What they say and what they do: comparing physical activity across the USA, England and the Netherlands
BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) is important for maintaining health, but there are fundamental unanswered questions on how best it should be measured. METHODS: We measured PA in the Netherlands (n=748), the USA (n=540) and England (n=254), both by a 7 day wrist-worn accelerometer and by self-reports. The self-reports included a global self-report on PA and a report on the frequency of vigorous, moderate and mild activity. RESULTS: The self-reported data showed only minor differences across countries and across groups within countries (such as different age groups or working vs non-working r... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Schlagwörter: | accelerometer / physical activity / self-report |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29186081 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10047342/1/Kapteyn_What_they_say_VoR.pdf |