Adaptation of REGICOR Short Physical Activity Questionnaire into Turkish: a Validity and Reliability Study

OpenAlex İngilizce

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.