Application and Reliability of the Retrospective Interview Procedure to Trace Physical Activity
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Authors
Macdonald, Dany J.
Horton, Sean
Kraemer, Krista
Weir, Patricia
Deakin, Janice
Côté, Jean
Date
2016-05-06
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journal article
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en
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Lifestyle Variables , Physical Activity
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This paper reports the results of two studies. The purpose of the first
study was to determine if lifestyle variables and past involvement in physical
activity was related to current activity levels in master athletes and
sedentary older adults. Retrospective interviews were conducted with 12
master athletes and 12 sedentary older adults. Results demonstrated that
education level, spouse participation, smoking, and recent physical activity
levels were indicators of current involvement. The second study investigated
the reliability of the data collected in the retrospective interviews.
Similar to results with younger samples, we confirm that lifestyle variables
and physical activity involvement could be accurately recalled for
a period of 25 years, making this tool a useful addition for the study of
physical activity in older adults.
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ISSN: 0360-1277 (Print)
1521-0472 (Online)
1521-0472 (Online)