Mayer Charles J, Steinman Lesley, Williams Barbara, Topolski Tari D, LoGerfo James
University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center, University of Washington Department of Family Medicine, 1107 NE 45th St, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Jan;5(1):A24. Epub 2007 Dec 15.
We report on development and preliminary validation of a brief, telephone-based measurement tool for assessing physical activity in older adults. The Telephone Assessment of Physical Activity (TAPA) questionnaire is based on the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center's Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA), a written questionnaire.
The Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity questionnaire was modified to permit interviewers to administer it as a telephone interview. We retained its scoring levels and interpretation. The pilot test of the telephone version assessed the questionnaire's ease of administration and construct validity in a community-based sample of older adults. Spearman rho and kappa statistics were computed for comparison with the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity questionnaire and the Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors questionnaire.
Thirty-four older adults completed the telephone assessment. A Spearman rho of 0.74 and a kappa statistic of 0.48 were found between TAPA and the written RAPA.
The pilot test demonstrated that the TAPA questionnaire is a promising instrument for use as a brief, telephone-based questionnaire for assessing physical activity in older adults.
我们报告了一种用于评估老年人身体活动的简短电话测量工具的开发和初步验证情况。身体活动电话评估（TAPA）问卷基于华盛顿大学健康促进研究中心的身体活动快速评估（RAPA），这是一份书面问卷。
对身体活动快速评估问卷进行了修改，以便访谈员能以电话访谈的形式进行施测。我们保留了其评分水平和解释。电话版的预测试在一个基于社区的老年人群样本中评估了问卷的施测便利性和结构效度。计算了斯皮尔曼等级相关系数（Spearman rho）和卡帕统计量（kappa statistics），以便与身体活动快速评估问卷和老年人社区健康活动模式项目问卷进行比较。
34名老年人完成了电话评估。在TAPA和书面RAPA之间发现斯皮尔曼等级相关系数为0.74，卡帕统计量为0.48。
预测试表明，TAPA问卷有望作为一种简短的电话问卷用于评估老年人的身体活动。
