Acta Gymnica 2019, 49(2):67-74 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2019.001

Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers

Kwok W. Ng1,2,3,4, Petr Badura5, Anna Dzielska6, Sami Kokko7, Catherine B. Woods2,3,4, Zdenek Hamrik5
1 School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
3 Centre of Physical Activity and Health Research, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
4 Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
5 Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
6 Insitute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
7 Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

Background: Researchers are interested in using digital tools, such as physical activity trackers (PAT), to promote and measure physical activity. PAT is a fast-growing research area that measures movement therefore, reliable questions on the ownership and use of PATs among adolescent populations need to be developed.

Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct an intra-rater test-retest reliability study on PAT survey items used for surveillance purposes among young adolescents in ownership and use of smartphone applications (apps) and heart rate monitors (HRM).

Methods: Young adolescents (N = 755; 11-, 13-, and 15-year-olds) in the Olomouc region of the Czech Republic were recruited to complete the questionnaire with a three-week gap during autumn 2017. Kappa statistics were used for measuring reliability.

Results: When items were dichotomised into owners and non-owners, there was moderate agreement for boys (apps Kappa = .563, HRM Kappa = .575) and girls (apps Kappa = .447, HRM Kappa = .443).

Conclusions: Measures in ownership and use of PAT can be assumed reliable among young adolescents.

Keywords: health promotion, wearable technology, activity trackers, school-age population, survey instrument, children

Received: August 20, 2018; Accepted: April 5, 2019; Prepublished online: April 18, 2019; Published: June 30, 2019  Show citation

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Ng, K.W., Badura, P., Dzielska, A., Kokko, S., Woods, C.B., & Hamrik, Z. (2019). Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers. Acta Gymnica, 49(2), 67-74. doi: 10.5507/ag.2019.001
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