Minimal Important Difference for Physical Activity and Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in Interstitial Lung Disease.
Seo Am HurSabina A GulerNasreen KhalilPat G CampJordan A GuenetteJeffrey J SwigrisChristopher J RyersonPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2020)
The IPAQ-LF has acceptable validity and internal consistency for measuring daily physical activity in patients with fibrotic ILD. The IPAQ-LF was responsive at detecting increases in physical activity but limited in its ability to detect declines or changes in inactivity. Using an anchor-based approach, the MID for MVPA measured by a waist activity monitor is approximately 26 min/wk.