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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"physical activity recall"”.
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An Empirical Investigation of Characteristics of Children's Physical Activity Recall
… factors that may influence the children's physical activity recall based on a cognitive process model. Sixty children from middle schools, ages 12 to 15 years old, were recruited from Korea and asked to recall their physical activities of previous days. Direct observation method, a …
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Convergent Validity of Self Reported Physical Activity with a Seven Day Recall
<p>Accurate assessment of physical activity is important to studies interested in the relationship between physical activity and other variables. Questionnaires are the only feasible means for large-scale sampling but such self-report measures require validation due to their inherent subjectivity. …
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Assessment of Physical Activity in Latina Mothers in the WIC Population
… this study was to compare reported versus actual physical activity among limited resource Latina mothers. This study also aimed to explore the validity of the existing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Seven-Day Physical Activity Recall (PAR) physical activity assessment …
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The Relationship Among Psychosocial and Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity, Physical Activity Levels, and Body Mass Index in Adolescent African American Females
… social, and demographic factors related to physical activity (PA) level and body mass index (BMI) in adolescent African American (AA) females. The participants were 211 AA females from selected parochial schools in a city in the southern U.S. Participants completed the Physical Activity …
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Application and development of indirect measures of free-living energy expenditure
… to training, or as a means to validate a physical activity recall instrument. However, what is highlighted are the limitations of the existing methodology for estimated TDEE in this way. Therefore, this thesis introduces a novel concept in the HR monitoring technique, incorporating …
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Longitudinal Examination of Diet, Physical Activity and Weight Changes in Rural and Non-rural Populations
… This may be attributable to differences in diet, physical activity or other lifestyle factors. In order properly design interventions targeted at weight management and obesity reduction, information about the behaviors of populations must be known. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to …
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Sedentary lifestyle and obesity in adults
… risks of obesity, regardless of engagement in physical activity (PA). Subjective and objective measures are both available to assess SB but little is known about the relative utility of these measures for epidemiological research. The purposes of this dissertation were to 1) evaluate the …
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Effect of Obesity on the Traditional and Emerging Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in African American Women
… history questionnaire and 7-Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire. Anthropometric assessment of height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, and waist-hip-ratio were determined. An average of two resting blood pressures was taken. Hypertension was defined as a systolic blood …
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The Construct Validity of Self-Reported Historical Physical Activity
… historical walking, running, and jogging (WRJ) activity. The criterion measure was concurrent performance on a maximal treadmill test. Subjects completed a medical exam and treadmill test between the years 1976 and 1985, and completed a follow-up questionnaire in 1986. Questionnaire included an …