Name of tool (reference) | Specific tool (no. of questions)a | Construct | Formatc | Unit | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domainb | Distinction in days (wk/wknd; work days) | Recall period | ||||
1-item questionnaires | ||||||
EEPAQ; Elderly EXERNET Physical Activity Questionnaire [17] | Q (1) | To | yes | 1 wk | T | Hrs (cat) |
GPAQ: Global Physical Activity Questionnaire [18,19,20,21,22,23,24] | Q (1) | To | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
IPAQ (short); International Physical Activity Questionnaire [25,26,27] | Q [1) | To | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
Modified MOSPA-Q; MONICA Optional Study on Physical Activity Questionnaire [28] | Q (1) | W | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
PPAQ; Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire [29] | Q (1) | To | no | – | T | Hrs |
SED-GIH [30] | Q (1) | To | no | – | T | Hrs (cat) |
SQ; Single Question [31,32,33] | Q (1) | To | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
TASST; TAxonomy of Self-report SB Tools [31, 34] 1) Single item total times; 2) Single item proportion; 3) TV time | Q (1: 1, 2: 1, 3: 1) | To | no |
1 d 1 wk | T |
Hrs + min % |
T-SQ; Total sitting questionnaire [35] | Q (1) | To | no | 7 d | T | Hrs + min |
TV-Q; TV viewing [35] | Q (1) | To | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
YPAS; Yale Physical Activity Survey for Older Adults [36] | I (1) | To | no | – | T | Hrs |
Clemes et al. 2012 [33] | Q (1) | To | yes | – | T | Hrs + min |
Gao et al. 2017 (57) 1) Single item proportion (3 months) 2) Single item proportion (1 day) | Q(1: 1, 2: 1) | W | no |
1: 1 d 2: 3 mo | T | % |
Gupta et al. 2017 [37] | Q (1) | To | no | 3 d | T | Hrs + min |
2–9-item questionnaires | ||||||
AQuAA; Activity Questionnaire for Adults and Adolescents [38] | Q (4) | L | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
Cancer Prevention Study-3 Sedentary Time Survey [39] | Q (4) | To + L | yes | 1 yr | T | Hrs (cat) |
CHAMPS; Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors [36, 40] | Q (9) | L + other | no | 4 wk | T | Hrs (cat) |
FPACQ; Flemish Physical Activity Computerized Questionnaire [41, 42] | Q (3) | To + W + Tr | no | – | T | Hrs |
IPAQ (long); International Physical Activity Questionnaire [26, 43,44,45,46,47] | Q (2) | To | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
OPAQ; Occupational Physical Activity Questionnaire [48] | Q (2) | W | no | – | T | Hrs |
OSPAQ; Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire [28, 49,50,51] | Q (3) | W | no | 1 wk | T | % of sitting |
PAS2; Physical Activity Scale [52] | Q (2) | L + W | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
PASBAQ; Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Assessment Questionnaire [53] | Q (3) | L + W | no | 4 wk | T | Hrs + min |
PASB-Q; Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire [54] | Q (3) | L + W | no | – | T / Br |
Hrs (cat) number |
PAST-U; Past-day Adults’ Sedentary Time University [55] | Q (9) | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
PAT Survey; Physical Activity and Transit Survey [56] | Q (2) | To | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
RPAQ; Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire [57, 58] | Q (4) | L + Tr | no | 4 wk | T | Hrs (cat) |
Regicor Short Physical Activity Questionnaire [59] | Q (4) | L | yes | T | Hrs | |
SCCS PAQ; Southern Community Cohort Study Physical Activity Questionnaire [60] | Q (6) | L + Tr + W | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
SITBRQ: Workplace Sitting Breaks Questionnaire [61] | Q (2) | W | yes | Br | Freq + duration | |
Stand Up For Your Health Questionnaire [36, 62] | I (7) | L + Tr + W | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
STAQ; Sedentary, Transportation and Activity Questionnaire [63] | Q (7) | L + Tr + W | yes | 4 wk | T | Hrs + min (cat) |
TASST; TAxonomy of Self-report SB Tools [31] 4) Patterns; 5) Sum of domains | Q (4: 2, 5: 13) | H + L + Tr + W | no |
1 d 1 wk | T / Bou |
Hrs + min no. of bouts + duration |
Survey of older adults’ sedentary time [64] | Q (8) | L + Tr + W | No | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
Web-based physical activity questionnaire Active-Q [65] | Q (8) | L + Tr + W | no | 1 mo | T | Hrs + min (cat) |
WSWQ; Percentage-Method Improves Properties of Workers’ Sitting- and Walking-Time Questionnaire [66] | Q (3/7) | L + W | yes | 1 mo | T |
Hrs + min % |
Clark et al. 2011 [67] | Q (2) | W | yes | 1 wk | T / Br | Hrs + min / freq |
Jefferis et al. 2016 [68] | Q (4) | L + Tr | no | – | T | Hrs |
Lagersted-Olsen et al. 2014 [69] | Q (4) | L + W | no | 1 wk | T / Bou | Hrs + min |
Mielke et al. 2020 [70] | Q (5) | L + Tr + W | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
Sudholx et al. 2012 [71] | Q (2) | W | no | 1 wk | T / Br | Hrs + min / freq |
Cartmel et al. 1992 [72] Questionnaire A / B | Q (2) | Qa: H, L Qb: To |
Qa: no Qb: yes |
Qa: 1 yr Qb: - | T | Hrs + min |
≥10-item questionnaires | ||||||
ASBQ: Adult Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire [21] | Q (12) | L + Tr + W | yes | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
D-SQ; Domain-Specific Questionnaire [35] | Q (10) | L + Tr + W | yes | 7 d | T | Hrs + min |
MPAQ; Madras Physical Activity Questionnaire [73] | Q (19) | L + Tr + W | no | – | T | Hrs + min / freq |
MSTQ; Multicontext Sitting Time Questionnaire [74] | Q (14) | L + Tr + W | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
PAFQ: Physical Activity Frequency Questionnaire [75] | Q (140) | L + W | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
PAST-WEEK-U [76] | Q (63) | L + Tr + W | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
NIGHTLY-WEEK-U [76] | Q (63) | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
SBQ; Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire [24, 43, 77] | Q (18) | L + Tr + W | yes | – | T | Hrs + min (cat) |
SIT-Q; Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire [78] | Q (20) | L + Tr + W | yes | 1 yr | T / Br |
Hrs + min (cat) / freq |
SIT-Q-7d; last 7-d sedentary behavior questionnaire [79, 80] | Q (20) | L + Tr + W | yes | 1 wk | T / Br | Hrs + min (cat) / freq |
STAR-Q [81] | Q (17) | H + L + Tr + W | no | 4 wk | T | Hrs + min |
TASST; TAxonomy of Self-report SB Tools [31] [34] 6) Sum of behaviours | Q (13) | H + L + Tr + W | no |
1 d 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
WSQ; Workforce Sitting Questionnaire [50, 82, 83] | Q (10) | L + Tr + W | yes | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
Clark et al. 2015 [84] | Q (10) | L + Tr + W | yes | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
Clemes et al. 2012 [33] | Q (10) | L + Tr + W | yes | – | T | Hrs + min |
Ishii et al. 2018 [85] | Q (12) | L + Tr + W | Yes | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min (cat) |
Marshall et al. 2012 [86] | Q (10) | L + Tr + W | yes | – | T | Hrs + min |
Van Cauwenberg et al. 2017 [87] | Q (12) | L + Tr | no | 1 wk | T | Hrs + min |
Visser et al. 2010 [88] | Q (20) | L + Tr + W | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
Logs and diaries | ||||||
7-day SLIPA Log; (7-day Sedentary and Light Intensity Physical Activity Log) [89] | L | L + Tr + W | yes | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
BAR; Bouchard Activity Record [90] | D | To | no | – | T | Hrs + min |
BeWell24 Self-Monitoring App [91] | D | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
cpar24; Computer-Based 24-Hour Physical Activity Recall Instrument [92] | D | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
EMA; Ecological Momentary Assessment [93] | D | To | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min (cat) |
MARCA; Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adults [32, 94] | I | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
PAMS; Physical Activity Measurement Survey [95] | I | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
PDR; Previous Day Recall [45] | I | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
Time Use Survey [96] | D | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |
Updated PDR; Updated Previous Day Recall [97] | I | L + Tr + W | no | 1 d | T | Hrs + min |