International Physical Activity Questionnaire
- Format:
- Downloadable questionnaire
- Target population:
- General population
- Objetive:
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Obtain, through a widely applied and validated instrument, estimates of the physical activity of the population in the last seven days in different contexts: work, travel, domestic tasks and care or leisure.
- Methodology:
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The items in the questionnaire refer to the physical activity performed (both moderate and vigorous) by the respondent over the last seven days.
It includes questions about physical activity carried out as part of work activity, as part of transport/travel, during household and/or care tasks, and during leisure/sport time.
It includes questions about the time spent in the last seven days sitting down.
There are two versions of the questionnaire: a short one and a longer, more detailed version.
- Opportunities and limitations:
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A tool that has been applied extensively and validated internationally, with many associated scientific publications.
With its two versions (short and long), it can be adapted to meet the objective and according to specific capabilities. It provides questionnaires and protocols in several languages.
In addition to translation of the questionnaire into the local language, it may require cultural adaptation on a case-by-case basis.
- Indicators:
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Employment and unemployment rate. Proximity of the population to green space. Access to active travel infrastructure (pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, etc.). Percentage of employed population by sector/type. Number of hours/week of care for family members, by gender. Percentage of population owning a private vehicle.
- Thematic:
- Mobility and accessibility
- Link to health:
- Physical
- Scale of the field of study:
- Neighbourhood (or higher) Housing / street / building / bounded public space Block - set of buildings or spaces
- Implementation phase:
- Diagnosis / pre-project Monitoring and evaluation Implementation
- Methodological approach:
- Questionnaire
