Development and Evaluation of a Novel Computer-Based Tool for Assessing Physical Activity Levels in Schoolchildren

• Autores: Sally A. McLure, John J. Reilly, Sean Crooks
• Localización: Pediatric exercise science, ISSN 0899-8493, Vol. 21, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 506-519
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A novel computer tool (peas@tees), designed to assess habitual physical activity levels in children aged 9 and 10 years, was evaluated. Study 1 investigated agreement between peas@tees and accelerometry in 157 children. Bland-Altman limits of agreement (LOA) revealed peas@tees underestimated physical activity levels compared with accelerometry (bias �21 min; 95% LOA -146�105). Study 2 investigated stability of peas@tees in a separate sample of 42 children. Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.75 (95% CI 0.62�0.84). Computer tools are promising as a cheap, feasible, and useful method to monitor children�s habitual levels of physical activity at the group level