Objectively and subjectively measured physical activity levels in individuals with whiplash associated disorder and aged-matched healthy controls.
Carrie RitchieEsther SmitsNigel ArmfieldMichele SterlingPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Individuals with WAD had levels of physical and mental health quality-of-life significantly lower than controls and below population norms yet participated in similar levels of PA. Given that increased perceptions of mental health quality-of-life were positively associated with objectively measured MVPA and subjectively reported overall PA, strategies to help people with WAD achieve adequate doses of MVPA may be beneficial. ActiGraph-measured and IPAQ-reported PA were discordant. Hence, IPAQ may not be a reliable measure of habitual PA in WAD.