title: Suitability of physical activity questionnaires for older adults in fall-prevention trials: a systematic review.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to identify physical activity questionnaires for older adults that might be suitable outcome measures in clinical trials of fall-injury-prevention intervention and to undertake a systematic quality assessment of their measurement properties. PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were systematically searched to identify measurements and articles reporting the methodological quality of relevant measures. Quality extraction relating to content, population, reliability, validity, responsiveness, acceptability, practicality, and feasibility was undertaken. Twelve outcome measures met the inclusion criteria. There is limited evidence about the measures' properties. None of the measures is entirely satisfactory for use in a large-scale trial at present. There is a need to develop suitable measures. The Stanford 7-day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire and the Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors questionnaire might be appropriate for further development. The results have implications for the designs of large-scale trials investigating many different geriatric syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Warwick Emergency Care and Rehabilitation, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Ellen C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Jørstad-Stein
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hauer
authors.forename: Clemens
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonnefoy
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nakash
authors.forename: Dawn A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Skelton
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires