Physical activity in US Blacks: a systematic review and critical examination of self-report instruments.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Physical activity self-report instruments in the US have largely been
developed for and validated in White samples. Despite calls to validate existing instruments
in more diverse samples, relatively few instruments have been validated in US Blacks.
Emerging evidence suggests that these instruments may have differential validity in
Black populations. PURPOSE: This report reviews and evaluates the validity and reliability
of self-reported measures of physical activity in Blacks and makes recommendations
for future directions. METHODS: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify
published reports with construct or criterion validity evaluated in samples that included
Blacks. Studies that reported results separately for Blacks were examined. RESULTS:
The review identified 10 instruments validated in nine manuscripts. Criterion validity
correlations tended to be low to moderate. No study has compared the validity of multiple
instruments in a single sample of Blacks. CONCLUSION: There is a need for efforts
validating self-report physical activity instruments in Blacks, particularly those
evaluating the relative validity of instruments in a single sample.
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10.1186/1479-5868-7-73Publication Info
Wolin, Kathleen Y; Fagin, Casey; Ufere, Nneka; Tuchman, Hallie; & Bennett, Gary G (2010). Physical activity in US Blacks: a systematic review and critical examination of self-report
instruments. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 7. pp. 73. 10.1186/1479-5868-7-73. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/4372.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Gary G. Bennett
Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Gary G. Bennett, Ph.D., is vice provost for undergraduate education and professor
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