The Feasibility of Using Questionnaires and Accelerometers to Measure Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among Inpatient Adults With XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1032 @entity146
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using questionnaires and accelerometers to measure physical activity and @entity146 among inpatient adults with @entity1032 . METHODS: @entity1 completed a physical activity and sitting time questionnaire and wore an accelerometer for seven consecutive days. Feasibility was assessed in terms of @entity1 engagement, self-reported ease/difficulty of completing study components, extreme self-report data values and adherence to accelerometer wear time criteria. Ease/difficulty ratings were examined by level of distress. RESULTS: 177 inpatients were invited to the study, 101 completed the questionnaires and 36 provided valid accelerometry data. @entity1 found it more difficult to complete sitting time and physical activity questionnaires than to wear the accelerometer during waking hours (z=3.787, p<0.001; z=2.824, p=0.005 respectively). No significant differences were found in ease/difficulty ratings by level of distress for any of the study components. Extreme values for self-reported sitting time were identified in 27% of @entity1 . CONCLUSION: Inpatient adults with @entity1032 can engage with self-report and objective methods of measuring physical activity and @entity146 . They were initially less willing to participate in objective measurement, which may however be more feasible than self-report measures.
