TY - JOUR
T1 - Measures of physical activity
T2 - A review of methods
AU - Reis, Rodrigo Siqueira
AU - Petroski, Edio Luis
AU - Lopes, Adair da Silva
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Physical activity has been linked with several health benefits. Despite the evidence from population surveys, the measurement of physical activity has presented a challenge for researches in the area. The present study intends to show the main instruments for measuring physical activity, as well as their limitations and advantages. The choice of the most adequate instrument should observe criteria such as quality, simplicity or others. Currently, the lack of a "gold standard" instrument, suggests that a combination of methods would be the means of providing better data. The development of new instruments, improvement of current ones and the combination of methods are possible choices presented in this study for the use of better quality instruments.
AB - Physical activity has been linked with several health benefits. Despite the evidence from population surveys, the measurement of physical activity has presented a challenge for researches in the area. The present study intends to show the main instruments for measuring physical activity, as well as their limitations and advantages. The choice of the most adequate instrument should observe criteria such as quality, simplicity or others. Currently, the lack of a "gold standard" instrument, suggests that a combination of methods would be the means of providing better data. The development of new instruments, improvement of current ones and the combination of methods are possible choices presented in this study for the use of better quality instruments.
KW - Assessment
KW - Measurement
KW - Physical activity
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/52949142895
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:52949142895
SN - 1415-8426
VL - 2
SP - 89
EP - 96
JO - Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
JF - Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
IS - 1
ER -