Cross Cultural Adaptation Of Physical Activity Questionnaire – Children And Adolescents In The Age Range Of 6 – 17 Years
Keywords:
Procedure of Cross cultural adaptation, Data Analysis and Results.Abstract
Background: Physical activity questionnaires (PAQs) are the most feasible methods to ensure accurate measurement of habitual physical activity in large sample epidemiological studies on the relationship between physical activity and health, on the fulfilment of recommendations or even on seeking an appropriate pattern of physical activity for maintaining health benefits. The PAQ-C was used to categorize children's physical activity levels in order to determine whether or not physical activity levels predict the presence of metabolic risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Aim of this study: This study aimed to bridge the gap by developing a Kannada version of the questionnaire, thereby facilitating better understanding and participation among Kannada-speaking children.
Methodology: 150 school going children aged 6 to 17 years were recruited based on selection criteria. Baseline characteristics of demographic data and outcome measures of IPAQ-C values were recorded through a tester of having BPT degree with more than clinical experience for further data analysis. Procedure of steps in cross cultural adaptation and translation of PAQ-C into Kannada language was adapted. IBM spss version 25.0 for windows was used for data analysis.
Results: Test-retest reliability ICC value was 0.74 for PAQ-C and 0.51 for PAQ-A, indicating moderate reliability. Spearman rank correlation for the Kannada PAQ-C was 0.864 for the PAQ-A was 0.872, that indicating strong validity.
Conclusion: This study results concluded that the Physical Activity Questionnaire – Children and Adult has high test and re-test reliability in cross culturally adapted and translated version of Kannada language. These findings endorse the suitability of using this tool for research involving Kannada-speaking children and adolescents. The translated Kannada version proves to be a dependable instrument for assessing physical activity levels in Kannada-speaking individuals.
