Adaptation and validation of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)+ 2020 for the Indonesian population: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)+ 2020 has been utilized to measure readiness for physical activity (PA). However, it is unavailable in the Indonesian language. We aimed to adapt and evaluate the validity and reliability of the PAR-Q+ 2020 culturally for the Indonesian population and its application in general and family medicine.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study to adapt the PAR-Q+ 2020 to the Indonesian language. A face validity interview with 20 participants followed the translation and back-translation processes. Subsequently, an online questionnaire was distributed between June and October 2022, with 378 participants responding and a 72.2% response rate for the second test. Cohen's kappa was calculated to determine the intra-r

SUBMITTER: Turu' Allo IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12835665 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature