Validity and reliability of an adapted arabic version of the long international physical activity questionnaire.

Khalil HelouNour El HelouMaya MahfouzYara MahfouzPascale SalamehMireille Harmouche-Karaki

Published in: BMC public health (2017)

The modified Arabic version of the IPAQ showed acceptable validity and reliability for the assessment of physical activity among Lebanese adults. More studies are necessary in the future to assess its validity compared to a gold-standard criterion measure.

Keyphrases

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