Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior in national health surveys, South America
Objectives. To characterize how physical activity and sedentary behavior have been measured in national health surveys in South American countries. Methods. An extensive search was made for national health surveys from all 12 South American countries through health websites, national statistical off...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bbaf0d94bf23492abdb498e70475663b 2023-05-15T15:13:51+02:00 Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior in national health surveys, South America Danilo R. Silva Luciana L. Barboza Se-Sergio Baldew Cecilia Anza-Ramirez Robinson Ramírez-Vélez Felipe B. Schuch Thayse N. Gomes Kabir P. Sadarangani Antonio García-Hermoso Ramfis Nieto-Martinez Gerson Ferrari J. Jaime Miranda André O. Werneck on behalf of the South American Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Network (SAPASEN) collaborators 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.7 https://doaj.org/article/bbaf0d94bf23492abdb498e70475663b EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/55573 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2022.7 https://doaj.org/article/bbaf0d94bf23492abdb498e70475663b Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 46, Iss 7, Pp 1-9 (2022) exercise sedentary behavior health surveys population surveillance south america Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.7 2022-12-30T20:23:14Z Objectives. To characterize how physical activity and sedentary behavior have been measured in national health surveys in South American countries. Methods. An extensive search was made for national health surveys from all 12 South American countries through health websites, national statistical offices, and contact with researchers and policy-makers. The following eligibility criteria were used to select surveys: conducted in a South American country; used a nationally representative sample ≥ 18 years; coordinated by the public, private or mixed private–public sector; and assessed physical activity and/or sedentary behavior. Data were extracted on general information about the surveys, specific details about the physical activity and sedentary behavior assessment, and additional questions related to activity behavior. Results. In total, 36 surveys were included, two of which were multicountry surveys; all surveys assessed physical activity and 27 assessed sedentary behavior. Most surveys (23/36; 64%) were based on previously validated international questionnaires, but 13 (57%) of these deviated from the reference tools, introducing changes and adaptations. Sedentary behavior was assessed mostly through questions on screen time and/or daily sitting time in the same physical activity questionnaires. No survey used device-based measures to generate data on these behaviors. Conclusions. Differences between instruments used and modifications limit the comparability of data across countries. This highlights the importance of standardizing assessment within South America for physical activity and sedentary behavior sections in national surveys, with the broader aim of contributing to establishing a standardized strategy for the surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behavior in South America. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 46 1 |
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Objectives. To characterize how physical activity and sedentary behavior have been measured in national health surveys in South American countries. Methods. An extensive search was made for national health surveys from all 12 South American countries through health websites, national statistical offices, and contact with researchers and policy-makers. The following eligibility criteria were used to select surveys: conducted in a South American country; used a nationally representative sample ≥ 18 years; coordinated by the public, private or mixed private–public sector; and assessed physical activity and/or sedentary behavior. Data were extracted on general information about the surveys, specific details about the physical activity and sedentary behavior assessment, and additional questions related to activity behavior. Results. In total, 36 surveys were included, two of which were multicountry surveys; all surveys assessed physical activity and 27 assessed sedentary behavior. Most surveys (23/36; 64%) were based on previously validated international questionnaires, but 13 (57%) of these deviated from the reference tools, introducing changes and adaptations. Sedentary behavior was assessed mostly through questions on screen time and/or daily sitting time in the same physical activity questionnaires. No survey used device-based measures to generate data on these behaviors. Conclusions. Differences between instruments used and modifications limit the comparability of data across countries. This highlights the importance of standardizing assessment within South America for physical activity and sedentary behavior sections in national surveys, with the broader aim of contributing to establishing a standardized strategy for the surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behavior in South America. |
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Danilo R. Silva Luciana L. Barboza Se-Sergio Baldew Cecilia Anza-Ramirez Robinson Ramírez-Vélez Felipe B. Schuch Thayse N. Gomes Kabir P. Sadarangani Antonio García-Hermoso Ramfis Nieto-Martinez Gerson Ferrari J. Jaime Miranda André O. Werneck on behalf of the South American Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Network (SAPASEN) collaborators |
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Danilo R. Silva Luciana L. Barboza Se-Sergio Baldew Cecilia Anza-Ramirez Robinson Ramírez-Vélez Felipe B. Schuch Thayse N. Gomes Kabir P. Sadarangani Antonio García-Hermoso Ramfis Nieto-Martinez Gerson Ferrari J. Jaime Miranda André O. Werneck on behalf of the South American Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Network (SAPASEN) collaborators |
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Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior in national health surveys, South America |
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Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior in national health surveys, South America |
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