Comparison of the Portuguese Version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) with Accelerometry for Classifying Physical Activity among Pregnant Women with Obesity

Bibliographic Data

ID15512198
AuthorsDiana Bernardo (0000-0002-3832-7581, Universidade do Porto, corresponding author), Carlos Carvalho (0000-0002-4115-5741, Sword Health Technologies, Department of Physiotherapy, 4100-467 Porto, Portugal), Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez (0000-0001-7502-7644, Universidad de León), J Mota (0000-0001-7571-9181, Universidade do Porto), Paula Clara Santos (0000-0003-3548-700X, Universidade do Porto)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue2
Pages929-929
Publication date2023-01-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20020929
PMID36673683
OpenAlexW4313503814
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited43

In recent years, the number of pregnant women with obesity has increased exponentially; thus, it is important to evaluate and characterize the physical activity levels of this specific group. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the Physical Activity and Pregnancy Questionnaire and Pregnancy Questionnaire in pregnant women with obesity and to classify physical activity using the Physical Activity and Pregnancy Questionnaire and accelerometry. An analytical observational study was carried out between May and August of 2019 at the University Hospital Center of São João, with a sample of 31 pregnant women with obesity (30.9 ± 4.6 years 36.5 ± 4.6 kg/m 2 of BMI and 21.5 ± 9 gestational weeks). The physical activity of participants was evaluated using an accelerometer and Physical Activity and Pregnancy Questionnaire at two time points (the first visit at the moment of consultation and the second seven days after, with accelerometer retest), the interclass correlation coefficient was used to test reliability between the Physical Activity and Pregnancy Questionnaire filled out at visit1 and the Physical Activity and Pregnancy Questionnaire filled out at visit2, and Pearson's correlation was used to determine validity between the Physical Activity and Pregnancy Questionnaire and accelerometry. The interclass correlation coefficient values for total activity were 0.95, 0.97 for moderate and 0.58 for vigorous intensities. It ranged from 0.74 for sports/exercise to 0.96 for domestic activities. The Pearson's correlations showed that the Physical Activity and Pregnancy Questionnaire is moderately valid for moderate intensity (r = 0.435). A total of 67.7% of the pregnant women complied with international physical activity recommendations

Interclass correlation · Intraclass correlation · Obesity · Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Pregnancy · Psychometrics · Statistics · Validity · Clinical Psychology · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Pregnancy-related medical research · Internal Medicine

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