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Table 9 Overview of all measurement tools examined and measurement properties explored

From: A systematic review of the validity, reliability, and feasibility of measurement tools used to assess the physical activity and sedentary behaviour of pre-school aged children

Measurement tools examined

Validitya

Reliability

Feasibility

Criterion: Level 1

Convergent: Level 2

Convergent: Level 3

Convergent: Level 4

Face/Content

Test-retest-

Intra-instrument

Calorimetry

       

•

Direct observation

 

•

•

    

•

Combined heart rate and accelerometer

 Actiheart

•

•

 

•

    

Heart rate monitor

 Polar Vantage XL Monitor

 

•

     

•

Accelerometers

 Actical

•

•

 

•

   

•

 Actigraph (CSA/MTI)

•

•

 

•

   

•

 Actigraph (GT1M)

 

•

 

•

   

•

 Actigraph (GT3X)

•

•

 

•

   

•

 Actigraph (GT3X+)

 

•

 

•

   

•

 Actigraph (wGT3X-BT)

•

      

•

 Actometer

 

•

      

 ActivPAL

•

•

•

•

   

•

 Actiwatch (AW16)

•

•

 

•

   

•

 Actiwatch (MiniMitter)

 

•

      

 Actiwatch (Spectrum)

 

•

 

•

   

•

 Actiwatch-L

 

•

     

•

 Best Fit Friend

  

•

    

•

 Caloriecounter

       

•

 Caltrac

       

•

 Fitbit (Flex)

 

•

•

     

 Fitbit (Zip)

 

•

    

•

•

 GENEActiv

•

       

 New Lifestyles NL-1000

 

•

      

 TracmorD

•

      

•

 Triaxial Research Tracker 3 (RT3)

•

•

 

•

 

•

  

Pedometers

 MVP 4 Walk4Life Digital

 

•

   

•

 

•

 Omron Walking Style Pro (HJ-720IT-E2)

 

•

•

    

•

 Yamax Digi-Walker (SW-200)

 

•

•

    

•

 Yamax Digi-Walker (SW-700)

  

•

  

•

 

•

 Yamasa AM-5 Pedometer

 

•

      

 Pedometer (type not specified)

 

•

•

     

Proxy reported measurement tools

 Children’s Leisure Activities Study Survey (CLASS)

  

•

  

•

  

 Children’s physical activity questionnaire (CPAQ)

•

 

•

  

•

  

 Habitual Activity Estimation Scale (HAES)

  

•

     

 Leisure time report

  

•

  

•

  

 Netherland’s Physical Activity Questionnaire (NPAQ)

  

•

  

•

  

 Nursery teacher’s report

  

•

     

 Pre School Physical Activity Questionnaire (PRE-PAQ)

  

•

 

•

•

  

 Questionnaire developed for parents of pre-schoolers in Mexico

  

•

 

•

•

  

 Teacher activity rating

  

•

  

•

  

 Teacher/mother reported habitual PA

 

•

•

•

    

  ‘Toybox’ Primary Caregivers Questionnaire

     

•

  

 TV Diary

  

•

  

•

  

 7 day activity diary (adapted from CLASS)

  

•

     
  1. aValidity separated per level of evidence depending on the quality of measurement tool used (see Table 2 for full explanation)