Validation of two short questionnaires assessing physical activity in colorectal cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to investigate the impact of adherence to recommendations of physical activity and sedentary time on health outcomes in clinical trials, there is a need for feasible tools such as questionnaires that can give representative estimates of these measures. The primary aim of the present study was to validate two such questionnaires and their ability to estimate adherence to the recommendations of physical activity defined as moderate-to- vigorous physical activity or moderate physical activity of at least 150 min/week in colorectal cancer patients. Secondarily, self-reported sedentary time from the HUNT-PAQ was also evaluated.

Methods

Participants from 'The Norwegian dietary guidelines and colorectal cancer survival-study' (CRC-NORDIET study) completed two sh

SUBMITTER: Henriksen HB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975662 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature