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Validity and responsiveness of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in assessing physical activity during pregnancy

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  • Estelle D Watson
  • Lisa K Micklesfield
  • Mireille N M van Poppel
  • Shane A Norris
  • Matteo C Sattler
  • Pavel Dietz

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The physiological and biomechanical changes that occur during pregnancy make accurate measurement of physical activity (PA) a challenge during this unique period. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) has been used extensively in low-to-middle income countries, but has never been validated in a pregnant population. In this longitudinal study, 95 pregnant women (mean age: 29.5±5.7 years; BMI: 26.9±5.0 kg/m2) completed the GPAQ and were asked to wear an accelerometer for 7 days at two time points during pregnancy (14–18 and 29–33 weeks gestation). There was a significant difference between accelerometry and GPAQ when measuring moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at 29–33 weeks gestation (16.6 vs 21.4 min/day; p = 0.02) as well as sedentary behaviour (SB) at both 14–18 weeks (457.0 vs 300 min/day; p

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  • Estelle D Watson & Lisa K Micklesfield & Mireille N M van Poppel & Shane A Norris & Matteo C Sattler & Pavel Dietz, 2017. "Validity and responsiveness of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in assessing physical activity during pregnancy," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(5), pages 1-14, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0177996
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177996
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    1. Tom Deliens & Vickà Versele & Jasper Jehin & Eva D’Hondt & Yanni Verhavert & Peter Clarys & Roland Devlieger & Annick Bogaerts & Dirk Aerenhouts, 2021. "Misreporting of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Parents-to-Be: A Validation Study across Sex," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-14, April.
    2. Lambed Tatah & Matthew Pearce & Rahul Goel & Soren Brage & James Woodcock & Fidelia A. A. Dake, 2022. "Physical Activity Behaviour and Comparison of GPAQ and Travel Diary Transport-Related Physical Activity in Accra, Ghana," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-13, June.
    3. Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque & María José Aguilar-Cordero & Ana Eugenia Marín-Jiménez & María José Menor-Rodríguez & Maria Montiel-Troya & Juan Carlos Sánchez-García, 2020. "Water Exercise and Quality of Life in Pregnancy: A Randomised Clinical Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-12, February.
    4. Xiaofen D. Keating & Ke Zhou & Xiaolu Liu & Michael Hodges & Jingwen Liu & Jianmin Guan & Ashley Phelps & Jose Castro-Piñero, 2019. "Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ): A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-27, October.

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