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Questionnaires to assess the habitual physical activity level among Brazilian adolescents: a systematic review

Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify different questionnaires used to measure the physical activity level (PAL) in Brazilian adolescents between 2007 to 2012. For the development of this review, articles that used validated questionnaires applied in 10-19 year old adolescents were selected. Then, 26 articles were selected for review. Were found more than 10 different models of questionnaires, being the IPAQ the most used (28%), what may be justified due to its global reach. The use of different questionnaire templates makes it difficult to compare results. The adoption of a single questionnaire for the PAL measurement in Brazilian adolescents is recommended.

KEYWORDS
Physical activity; Questionnaires; Adolescents; Brazilian people

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