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Chillón P, Herrador-Colmenero M, Migueles JH, Cabanas-Sánchez V, Fernández-Santos JR, Veiga ÓL, Castro-Piñero J, Marcos A, Marcos A, Veiga OL, Castro-Piñero J, Bandrés F, Martínez-Gómez D, Ruiz JR, Carbonell-Baeza A, Gomez-Martinez S, Santiago C, Marcos A, Gómez-Martínez S, Nova E, Díaz EL, Zapatera B, Veses AM, Mujico JR, Gheorghe A, Veiga OL, Villagra HA, del-Campo J, Cordente C, Díaz M, Tejero CM, Acha A, Moya JM, Sanz A, Martínez-Gómez D, Cabanas-Sánchez V, Rodríguez-Romo G, Izquierdo-Gómez R, Garcia-Cervantes L, Esteban-Cornejo. I, Castro-Piñero J, Mora-Vicente J, Montesinos JLG, Conde-Caveda J, Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Padilla Moledo C, Carbonell Baeza A, Chillón P, del Rosario Fernández J, González Galo A, Bellvís Guerra G, Alfonso ÁD, Parrilla F, Gómez R, Gavala J, Bandrés F, Lucia A, Santiago C, Gómez-Gallego F. Convergent validation of a questionnaire to assess the mode and frequency of commuting to and from school. Scand J Public Health 2017; 45:612-620. [PMID: 30747037 DOI: 10.1177/1403494817718905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
AIMS The purposes of this research were to study the convergent validity of the Mode and Frequency of Commuting To and From School Questionnaire using objectively assessed steps and time spent in different physical activity intensities and to compare the self-reported versus objective journey time in Spanish youths. METHODS Three hundred and eighty-nine Spanish youth aged 7-19 years were asked to complete the questionnaire and wore an accelerometer for five days. The objective commuting distance and time from home to school were estimated using Google MapsTM. RESULTS There were significant differences between passive and walking participants on step numbers, sedentary time and physical activity levels (except for vigorous physical activity in children). For children, a mean difference of -4.03 minutes between objective measured and self-reported journey time was found (95% limits of agreement were 13.55 and -21.60 minutes). For adolescents, the mean difference was -1.39 minutes (95% limits of agreement were 15.23 and -18.02 minutes). CONCLUSIONS The findings indicated that the Mode of Commuting To and From School Questionnaire showed a convergent validity to assess this behaviour in Spanish youths. Self-reported journey time for walking is comparable to Google MapsTM in adolescents but not in children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Palma Chillón
- PROFITH ‘Promoting FITness and Health through physical activity’ research group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Spain
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- PROFITH ‘Promoting FITness and Health through physical activity’ research group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Spain
| | - Jairo H. Migueles
- PROFITH ‘Promoting FITness and Health through physical activity’ research group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Spain
| | - Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez
- Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
| | - Jose Castro-Piñero
- Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Spain
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