Adaptation of REGICOR Short Physical Activity Questionnaire into Turkish: a Validity and Reliability Study
Ahmet Said Uyan1
, Hüseyin Tolga Acar2, Esma Arslan3, İrem Nur Erol4, İzzet Ozan Acar4, Furkan Hasan Küçük5, Görkem Kıyak1, Ayhan Canbulut6, Sabriye Ercan1, Cem Çetin1
1Sports Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Türkiye
2Sports Medicine Section, Antalya City Hospital, Antalya, Türkiye
3Sports Medicine Section, Van Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Van, Türkiye
4Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Türkiye
5Sports Medicine Section, Erzurum City Hospital, Erzurum, Türkiye
6Sports Medicine Section, Erzurum City Hospital, Erzurum, Türkiye
Keywords: Adaptation work, physical activity, questionnaire
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study is to translate the REGICOR-short Physical Activity Questionnaire (REGICOR-sPAQ) into Turkish and assess its validity and reliability.
Material and Methods: REGICOR Short Physical Activity Questionnaire was translated by sports medicine specialists and language control was provided. For face and content validity, expert comments were gathered. The pilot study tested the questionnaire's validity and reliability. Data were collected at Süleyman Demirel University between January 2022 and March 2023. To examine the reliability, the REGICOR Short Physical Activity Questionnaire was administered to the participants twice and the results of the two questionnaires were examined by test-retest. To assess concurrent validity, participants were administered the International Physical Activity Questionnaire simultaneously and the results of the two surveys were evaluated by correlation analysis. To evaluate criterion validity, the participant filled out the questionnaire after using an accelerometer or pedometer for a week and the results were examined by correlation analysis. The survey was examined in terms of discriminant validity by asking sociodemographic and demographic questions along with the survey.
Results: The sample size consisted of 450 participants (253 female, 197 male; mean age: 26.6±9.4 years), most of whom were university students. The results obtained from the test-retest reliability for the REGICOR-sPAQ are at a good level (r=0.55-0.81; p<0.001). REGICOR-sPAQ is found to have good concurrent validity (r=0.29-0.78; p<0.001). The criterion validity is at the medium level (r=0.29-0.49; p<0.001). The REGICOR-sPAQ was able to make a statistically significant distinction between genders, chronic disease status and medication use in terms of distinction validity (p<0.05).
Conclusion: This study adapts an international questionnaire to evaluate physical activity in Türkiye. Based on these observations, it can be said that the Turkish version of the REGICOR-sPAQ is valid and reliable.
Cite this article as: Uyan AS, Acar HT, Arslan E, Erol IN, Acar IO, Kucuk FH, et al. Adaptation of REGICOR Short Physical Activity Questionnaire into Turkish: a Validity and Reliability Study. Turk J Sports Med. 2024;59(4):148-57; https://doi.org/10.47447/tjsm.0841
The approval for this study was obtained from Süleyman Demirel University Ethics Committee (Decision No: 377, dated 23.12.2021 ).
Concept – SE; Design – SE, HTA, EA; Supervision – SE, CÇ, ; Materials – ASU, GK, AC, SE; Data Collection and/or Processing – ASU, İNE, İOA, AC, GK, FHK; Analysis and Interpretation – SE, HTA, ASU; Literature Review – ASU, FHK, AC, SE; Writing Manuscript – ASU, İNE, İOA, FHK, SE; Critical Reviews – EA, GK, SE, CÇ
The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to authorship and/or publication of the article.
The authors received no financial support for the research and/or publication of this article.
