Reliability and validity of a sedentary behavior questionnaire for South American pediatric population: SAYCARE study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multicenter studies from Europe and the United States have developed specifically standardized questionnaires for assessing and comparing sedentary behavior, but they cannot be directly applied for South American countries. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the South American Youth Cardiovascular and Environmental (SAYCARE) sedentary behavior questionnaire.

Methods

Children and adolescents from seven South American cities were involved in the test-retest reliability (children: n = 55; adolescents: n = 106) and concurrent validity (children: n = 93; adolescents: n = 94) studies. The SAYCARE sedentary behavior questionnaire was administered twice with two-week interval and the behaviors were parent-reported for children and self-rep

SUBMITTER: De Moraes ACF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6954524 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature