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REVISÂO REVIEW

Validade e reprodutibilidade dos instrumentos de medida da atividade física do tipo self-report em adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática
Validity and reliability of self-report instruments for measuring physical activity in adolescents: a systematic review

José Cazuza de Farias Júnior
Adair da Silva Lopes 2
Alex Antonio Florindo 3
Pedro C. Hallal 4,5

Departamento de Educação
Física, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa,
Brasil.
2 Centro de Desportos,
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, Brasil.
3 Escola de Artes, Ciências e
Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo,
Brasil.
4 Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Física,
Universidade Federal de
Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.
5 Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia,
Universidade Federal de
Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.
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Correspondência
J. C. Farias Júnior
Departamento de Educação
Física, Universidade Federal da Paraíba.
Campus I, João Pessoa, PB
88010-970, Brasil. [e-mail] 1

Abstract

Introdução

This was a systematic review of studies on the reliability and validity of self-report instruments for measuring physical activity, or subjective measurements, in adolescents (10-18 years). Searches were conducted in databases (MEDLINE, PsycInfo, SportsDiscus, Scopus, Web of Science, SciELO,
Lilacs) and in the references of the retrieved articles. Sixty-six studies met the inclusion criteria.
The majority were from North America, with only 5 from Brazil. Fifty-two different instruments were identified: 42 questionnaires, 6 diaries or logs, and 4 interviews. “Test-retest” reliability varied from 0.20 to 0.98; the majority (28/50) of the coefficients showed values < 0.70. Validity coefficients showed wide variation (-0.13 to 0.88), with the majority (64/84) ≤ 0.50. Only 3 instruments displayed correlations ≥ 0.70. Various instruments were tested in adolescents, especially questionnaires. These instruments generally showed better
“test-retest” reliability than