Why the study?
Is the Total Activity Measure questionnaire accurate and reliable for assessing physical activity in adults with coronary heart disease compared to accelerometer data?
Population
73 adults (58 men, 15 women) aged 47-84 years with coronary heart disease
Comparison
Total Activity Measure 1 and 2 questionnaires… vs 7-day RT3 accelerometer data
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
7 days
Authors
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Supports TAM2 for activity assessment in CHD; extends validation data but leaves outcome prediction open.
Is the Total Activity Measure questionnaire accurate and reliable for assessing physical activity in adults with coronary heart disease compared to accelerometer data?
The Total Activity Measure 2 is a reliable and reasonably accurate brief questionnaire for assessing total and moderate intensity physical activity in adult cardiac patients.
Orrell et al. (2007) studied this question.