Table 1 List of questionnaire abbreviations and the corresponding definitions
Acronym | Definition | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
1WPAR | One-week Physical Activity Recall | Last 7 days |
7DPAR | 7-Day Physical Activity Recall | Last 7 days |
7DR | 7-Day Recall | Last 7 days |
7DR-O | 7-Day Recall (occupational activity) | Last 7 days |
AAFQ | Arizona Activity Frequency Questionnaire | Last 28 days |
AAS | Active Australian Survey (modified version) | Last 7 days, usual week |
Activitygram | Activitygram | Last 3 days |
AQuAA | Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults | Last 7 days |
AWAS | Australian Women's Activity Survey | Typical week last month |
BAD | Bouchard Activity Diary | Last 3 days |
BAQ | Baecke Activity Questionnaire | Usual activity |
BAQ-mod | Baecke Activity Questionnaire (modified version) | Last year |
BONES PAS | Beat Osteoporosis: Nourish and Exercise Skeletons Physical Activity Survey | Last 2 days |
BRFSS PAQ | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Physical Activity Questionnaire (2001 version) | Typical week |
CAPS-4WR | Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study – 4 Weeks activity Recall | 4 weeks |
CAPS-TWR | Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study – Typical Week activity Recall | Typical week |
CAQ | College Alumnus Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
CAQ-PAI | College Alumnus Questionnaire – Physical Activity Index | Last 7 days |
CDPAQ | Computer Delivered Physical Activity Questionnaire | Previous day |
CHAMPS | Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors | Typical week last month |
CHAMPS-MMSCV | Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (Modified Mailed Self-Complete Version) | Last 7 days |
CHASE | Child Heart and Health Study in England questionnaire | Typical week |
CLASS | Children's Leisure Activity Study Survey questionnaire | Typical week |
CPAQ | Children's Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
DQ-mod | Dallosso Questionnaire (modified version) | Typical day last week, typical week |
EPAQ | EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last year |
EPAQ-s | EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) | Last year |
EPAQ2 | EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire (second version) | Last year |
FCPQ | Five City Project Questionnaire | Typical week |
Fels PAQ | Fels Physical Activity Questionnaire for children | Last year |
FPACQ | Flemish Physical Activity Computerized Questionnaire | Typical week |
GAQ | GEMS (Girls Health Enrichment Multi-site Studies) Activity Questionnaire | Previous day, usual activity |
GLTEQ | Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire | Typical week |
GPAQ | Global Physical Activity Questionnaire | Typical week |
GSQ | Godin-Shephard Questionnaire | Typical week |
HAQ | Harvard Alumni Questionnaire | Typical week |
HBSC | Health Behaviour in School Children Questionnaire | Typical week |
HEPA99 | Swiss Health Enhancing Physical Activity Survey 1999 | Typical week |
HUNT1 | Nord-Trøndelag Health Study questionnaire (version 1) | Last 7 days |
HUNT2 | Nord-Trøndelag Health Study questionnaire (version 2) | Last year |
IPAQ | International Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days, typical week |
IPAQ-A | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (modified for Adolescents) | Last 7 days |
IPAQ-E | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version modified for Elderly) | Last 7 days |
IPAQ-LC | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Long version in Chinese) | Last 7 days |
IPAQ-s | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) | Last 7 days |
IPAQ-SALVCF | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Self-Administered Long Version in Canadian French) | Last 7 days |
JPAC | Jackson heart Physical Activity Cohort (i.e. modified KPAS) | Last year |
KPAS | Kaiser Physical Activity Survey | Last year |
KPAS-mod | Kaiser Physical Activity Survey (modified version) | Current trimester |
LRC | Lipid Research Clinics questionnaire | Usual activity |
MAQ | Modifiable Activity Questionnaire | Last year |
MARCA | Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adolescents | Previous day |
MLTPAQ | Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last year |
MRPARQ | Many Rivers Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire | Typical week |
NHS-PAQ | Nurses' Health Study II – Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
OIMQ | Office In Motion Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
OPAQ | Occupational Physical Activity Questionnaire | Typical week |
PAAT | Physical Activity Assessment Tool | Last 7 days |
PAQ-A | Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents | Last 7 days |
PAQ-C | Physical Activity Questionnaire for older Children | Last 7 days |
PAQ-EJ | Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese | Typical week last month |
PASE | Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly | Last 7 days |
PDPAR | Previous Day Physical Activity Recall | Previous day |
PMMAQ | Past Month – Modifiable Activity Questionnaire | Last month |
PPAQ | Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire | Current trimester |
Pre-PAQ | Preschool-age Children's Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 3 days (1 week, 2 weekend days) |
PWMAQ | Past Week – Modifiable Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
PYTPAQ | Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last year |
QAPSE | Questionnaire d'Activité Physique Saint-Etienne | Typical week last year |
RPAQ | Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (i.e. EPAQ2 redesigned) | Last month |
RPAR | Recess Physical Activity Recall | Last recess |
S7DR | Stanford 7-Day Recall | Last 7 days |
SAPAC | Self-Administered Physical Activity Checklist (modified version) | Last 3 days |
SBQ | Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire | Typical week |
SHAPES | School Health Action, Planning Evaluation System | Last 7 days |
SHS97 | Swiss Health Survey 1997 | Typical week |
SP2PAQ | Singapore Prospective Study Program Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 3 months |
SPAQ | Scottish Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
SSAAQ | Sub-Saharan Africa Activity Questionnaire | Last year |
SUA | Stanford Usual Activity | Usual activity, last 3 months |
SWAPAQ | Swedish Adolescent Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
TCQ | Tecumseh Community Questionnaire | Last year |
TOQ | Tecumseh Occupational Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
WAC | Weekly Activity Checklist | Last 7 days |
WHI-PAQ | Women's Health Initiative – Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days |
YMCLS | Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey | Last 7 days |
YPAQ | Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire | Last 7 days, previous day |
YPAS | Yale Physical Activity Scale | Typical week last month |
YRBS | Youth Risk Behavior Survey | Last 7 days |
PAEE | Physical Activity Energy Expenditure | Â |
TEE | Total Energy Expenditure | Â |
MPA | Moderate intensity Physical Activity | Â |
VPA | Vigorous intensity Physical Activity | Â |
MVPA | Moderate and Vigorous intensity Physical Activity | Â |
PAL | Physical Activity Level | Â |
MET | Metabolic Equivalent of Task | Â |
Acc | Accelerometry | Â |
HR | Heart Rate monitoring | Â |
DLW | Doubly Labeled Water | Â |
Ped | Pedometer | Â |
ML | Mini-Logger | Â |