Helpful IPAQ references

Recommended citations when using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

Craig, C. L., et al. (2003). "International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity." Med Sci Sports Exerc 35: 1381-95.

Plus any relevant validation studies for the translated version of the instrument you have used.

IPAQ method development and testing

The initial period of development and testing was between 2000 and 2009. Here are some of the references from that period, in alphabetical order. Later references can be found via Pubmed.

Ainsworth, B. E., et al. (2000). "Comparison of three methods for measuring the time spent in physical activity." Med Sci Sports Exerc 32: S457-64.

Ainsworth, B. E., et al. (2006). "Comparison of the 2001 BRFSS and the IPAQ Physical Activity Questionnaires." Med Sci Sports Exerc 38: 1584-92.

Arvidsson, D., F. Slinde and L. Hulthen (2005). "Physical activity questionnaire for adolescents validated against doubly labelled water." Eur J Clin Nutr 59: 376-83.

Brown, W., A. Bauman, T. Chey, S. Trost and K. Mummery (2004). "Comparison of surveys used to measure physical activity." Aust N Z J Public Health 28: 128-34.

Brown, W. and Y. Miller (2005). "International differences in management of physical activity data: can they explain some of the differences in prevalence estimates?" J Phys Act Health 2: 460-469.

Brown, W. J., S. G. Trost, A. Bauman, K. Mummery and N. Owen (2004). "Test-retest reliability of four physical activity measures used in population surveys." J Sci Med Sport 7: 205-15.

Craig, C. L., et al. (2003). "International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity." Med Sci Sports Exerc 35: 1381-95.

Ekelund, U., et al. (2006). "Criterion-related validity of the last 7-day, short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in Swedish adults." Public Health Nutr 9: 258-65.

Faulkner, G., T. Cohn and G. Remington (2006). "Validation of a physical activity assessment tool for individuals with schizophrenia." Schizophr Res 82: 225-31.

Fogelholm, M., et al. (2006). "International Physical Activity Questionnaire: Validity against fitness." Med Sci Sports Exerc 38: 753-60.

Hagstromer, M., P. Oja and M. Sjostrom (2006). "The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): a study of concurrent and construct validity." Public Health Nutr 9: 755-62.

Hallal, P. C. and C. G. Victora (2004). "Reliability and validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)." Med Sci Sports Exerc 36: 556.

Johnson-Kozlow, M., J. F. Sallis, E. A. Gilpin, C. L. Rock and J. P. Pierce (2006). "Comparative validation of the IPAQ and the 7-Day PAR among women diagnosed with breast cancer." Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 3: 7.

Kolbe-Alexander, T. L., E. V. Lambert, J. B. Harkins and U. Ekelund (2006). "Comparison of two methods of measuring physical activity in South African older adults." J Aging Phys Act 14: 98-114.

Macfarlane, D., C. Lee, E. Ho, K. L. Chan and D. Chan (2006). "Convergent validity of six methods to assess physical activity in daily life." J Appl Physiol.

Macfarlane, D. J., C. C. Lee, E. Y. Ho, K. L. Chan and D. T. Chan (2006). "Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of IPAQ (short, last 7 days)." J Sci Med Sport.

Mader, U., B. W. Martin, Y. Schutz and B. Marti (2006). "Validity of four short physical activity questionnaires in middle-aged persons." Med Sci Sports Exerc 38: 1255-66.

Rzewnicki, R., Y. Vanden Auweele and I. De Bourdeaudhuij (2003). "Addressing overreporting on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) telephone survey with a population sample." Public Health Nutr 6: 299-305.

Tehard, B., et al. (2005). "Comparison of two physical activity questionnaires in obese subjects: the NUGENOB study." Med Sci Sports Exerc 37: 1535-41.

Timperio, A., J. Salmon, M. Rosenberg and F. C. Bull (2004). "Do logbooks influence recall of physical activity in validation studies?" Med Sci Sports Exerc 36: 1181-6.

Vandelanotte, C., I. De Bourdeaudhuij, R. Philippaerts, M. Sjöström and J. F. Sallis (2005). "Reliability and validity of a computerized and Dutch version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)." J Phys Act Health 2: 63-75.

Gauthier, A. P., Larivière, M., & Young, N. L. (In press). Psychometric properties of the IPAQ: A validation study in a sample of northern Franco-Ontarians. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.