Chapter 9
Often the primary goal is not physical activity. The incidental activity occurs as a consequence of engaging in certain behaviour.
Incidental
This occurs when a subjective measure is being used including diaries, logs and recall surveys. It involves the respondent over reporting the levels of physical activity that have taken place.
Social desirability bias
Identify 1 health benefit of being physically active
Identify 1 sociocultural factor
Historical
Individual
Geographical
Environmental
What does it mean to "outline" a response?
Outline one advantage and one disadvantage of using direct observation.
Ad - accurate, tracks sedentary behavior and PA
dis - expensive, hard to implement on a population scale
Undertaking insufficient physical activity to achieve measurable health outcomes.
Inactivity
Involves a subject altering their normal physical activity patterns when they are being measured. This may be accidental or deliberate and may be evident when more or less physical activity occurs than what is normally completed.
Reactivity
What are the physical activity guidelines for 18 - 64 year olds?
75 - 150 vigorous PA
Which of the following would be most affected by social desirability bias?
recall surveys
What does it mean to "justify" your response?
Defined as the amount of time per day spent sitting or lying down excludes sleeping), engaged in non-active pursuits.
Sedentary behaviour
Identify 3 objective methods and 2 subjective methods of assessing physical activity
- Pedometer
- Accelerometer
- Direct observation
- Recall survey
- Diary/log
What are ALL the physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines for 13 - 17 year olds?
60 minutes of mod - vig PA per day
2 hours of sedentary behavior
strength based exercises 3 times a week
Which statement about the use of accelerometers as a means of assessing physical activity is true?
A) Accelerometers have the potential to result in reactivity.
B) Accelerometers are a subjective measure of physical activity.
C) Accelerometers are less accurate than a recall questionnaire when it comes to assessing physical activity patterns.
D) A limitation of accelerometers are they are subject to social desirability bias
A) Accelerometers have the potential to result in reactivity.
Justify the most appropriate measurement tool for determining Timmys PA behavior - a 6 year old.
Proxy report in the form of a diary/log or a recall survey completed by a parent.
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
Are in effect a recall survey or log, except they are completed by another person on behalf of the person being measured.
Proxy report
Identify 3 risks of being physically inactive?
- Obesity
- Type 2 diabetes
- Hypertension
Identify 1 barrier to PA during covid-19 times.
Access to facilities
Financial impact e.g. socioeconomic status has dropped
Is this definition for an objective or subjective measures: any measure that requires little or no judgement on the part of the person making the measurement e.g. another person, a measurement device.
Objective
Leisure time activity domain
Household/gardening
occupational
Active transport
Which of the following is the least effective measure of physical activity for an 8 year old?
A) Recall
B) Direct Observation
C) Accelerometry
D) Pedometry
D) recall survey
Which of the following best defines sedentary behaviour?
Identify and explain one sociocultural factor that is a barrier to student at sunbury college engaging in physical activity.
A variety of responses are applicable here
- Geographical location (cannot access the beach)
- Parental influence/sibling influence
- Cultural beliefs/religious beliefs
- Environmental conditions e.g. poor quality of back oval
What does the terms "compare" and "contrast" mean?
Contrast the terms ‘sedentary’ and ‘inactivity’