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Validation of the New Zealand Physical Activity Questionnaire (NZPAQ-LF) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-LF) with accelerometry

Background Validation of instruments used to measure physical activity patterns is essential when attempting to assess the effectiveness of physical activity interventions. Objectives To assess the ...
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Concurrent validity and accuracy of the short-form of international physical activity questionnaire (SF-IPAQ) in a population of Spanish cancer survivors.

Survival in veterans with lung cancer: Cancer cachexia and the importance of weight. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...
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Assessment of the Accuracy of Physical Activity Questionnaire Occupational Data

The validity and reliability of occupational physical activity data from survey instruments were determined in 75 men and women (age 23 to 59 years) in white-collar jobs. Data were validated against ...
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Associations of the ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity pattern with mild dementia: findings from the Mexico City Prospective Study

Objectives To investigate associations of the ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity pattern with mild dementia. Methods Participants in the Mexico City Prospective Study were surveyed from 1998 to 2004 ...
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Physical activity linked to lower risk of having chronic conditions

University of Iowa researchers are recommending all patients be surveyed about their physical activity levels, after a new study underscores the link between physical activity and chronic disease. The ...