Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers
Background: The workplace is a setting where sedentary behaviour is highly prevalent. Accurately measuring physical activity and sedentary behaviour is crucial to assess the impact of behavioural change interventions. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and criterion validity of the Occupat...
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| author | Jancey, Jonine Tye, Marian McGann, Sarah Blackford, Krysten Lee, Andy |
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| description | Background: The workplace is a setting where sedentary behaviour is highly prevalent. Accurately measuring physical activity and sedentary behaviour is crucial to assess the impact of behavioural change interventions. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and criterion validity of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) and compare with data collected by accelerometers. Methods: A test-retest study was undertaken on 99 participants using the OSPAQ. Data were then compared to accelerometer records of 41 participants. Reliability was assessed by paired t-test and intra-class correlations (ICC) via a two-way mixed model based on absolute agreement. Difference and agreement were measured by comparison of mean self-reported data with accelerometer data using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman plots. Results: The ICCs for minutes spent sitting (0.66), standing (0.83) and walking (0.77) showed moderate to strong test-retest reliability. No significant differences were found between the repeated measurements taken seven days apart. Correlations with the accelerometer readings were moderate. The Bland-Altman plots showed moderate agreement for standing time and walking time but systematic variation for sedentary time. Conclusion: The OSPAQ appears to have acceptable reliability and validity measurement properties for application in the office workplace setting. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-43542017-10-02T02:28:05Z Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers Jancey, Jonine Tye, Marian McGann, Sarah Blackford, Krysten Lee, Andy Sedentary behaviour Physical activity Workplace Health promotion Background: The workplace is a setting where sedentary behaviour is highly prevalent. Accurately measuring physical activity and sedentary behaviour is crucial to assess the impact of behavioural change interventions. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and criterion validity of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) and compare with data collected by accelerometers. Methods: A test-retest study was undertaken on 99 participants using the OSPAQ. Data were then compared to accelerometer records of 41 participants. Reliability was assessed by paired t-test and intra-class correlations (ICC) via a two-way mixed model based on absolute agreement. Difference and agreement were measured by comparison of mean self-reported data with accelerometer data using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman plots. Results: The ICCs for minutes spent sitting (0.66), standing (0.83) and walking (0.77) showed moderate to strong test-retest reliability. No significant differences were found between the repeated measurements taken seven days apart. Correlations with the accelerometer readings were moderate. The Bland-Altman plots showed moderate agreement for standing time and walking time but systematic variation for sedentary time. Conclusion: The OSPAQ appears to have acceptable reliability and validity measurement properties for application in the office workplace setting. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4354 10.1186/1471-2458-14-762 BioMed Central Ltd fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Sedentary behaviour Physical activity Workplace Health promotion Jancey, Jonine Tye, Marian McGann, Sarah Blackford, Krysten Lee, Andy Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers |
| title | Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers |
| title_full | Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers |
| title_fullStr | Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers |
| title_short | Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) to office based workers |
| title_sort | application of the occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire (ospaq) to office based workers |
| topic | Sedentary behaviour Physical activity Workplace Health promotion |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4354 |