Global Physical Activity Questionnaire

Instrument Details

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire

GPAQ

Physical activity assessment

Questionnaires

16th November 2021

Soren Brage, University of Cambridge

The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was developed by WHO for physical activity surveillance in countries. It collects information on physical activity participation in three settings (or domains) as well as sedentary behaviour, comprising 16 questions (P1-P16). The domains are: Activity at work, Travel to and from places, and Recreational activities.

Instrument Characteristics
acquisition  -> Self report
retrospective prospective  -> Retrospective
timeframe  -> Days
timeseries  -> No
raw aggregated  -> Not applicable
opensource proprietary  -> Not applicable
raw  -> Not applicable
resolution  -> Not applicable
Instrument Estimates
Duration
Intensity
Frequency
Volume
Sedentary behaviour
Contextual information: Domain
Instrument Resources
Resource 1  www.who.int
Instrument Validities
Populations Countries Reference Link
Adults Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Portugal, South Africa journals.humankinetics.com
Instrument Implementations
Populations Countries Link
Adults www.thelancet.com