A questionnaire of physical activity was used in the Women's Health and Aging Study (WHAS) performed on women in Baltimore. The scores correlate with muscle strength. The authors are from Johns Hopkins, the University of Jyvaskyla (Finland) and NIH.
Parameters:
(1) number of blocks walked in past week
(2) number of flights of stairs climbed in past week
(3) number of moderate to strenuous activities done in the past two weeks
|
Activity |
Finding |
Points |
|
number of blocks walked in past week |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1 to 5 |
1 |
|
|
>= 6 |
2 |
|
number of flights of stairs climbed in past week |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2 to 21 |
1 |
|
|
>= 22 |
2 |
|
heavy household chores in past 2 weeks |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
heavy outdoor work chores in past 2 weeks |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
regular exercise in past 2 weeks |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
dancing in past 2 weeks |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
bowling in past 2 weeks |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
where:
• I could not find a definite conversion from miles to blocks. I am using 12 blocks as equivalent to 1 mile.
• The scale does not provide for climbing 1 flight of stairs in the past week. In the spreadsheet I have assigned this 0 points.
• The 5 activities selected for 2 week review were those found to be most common in the study population. Other activities probably could be substituted.
activity score =
= SUM(points for all 7 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 9
• The score correlates with hand grip and knee extension strengths in older women. It is inversely correlated with degree of motor disability.
|
Score |
Physical Activity |
|
0 |
very inactive |
|
1 to 3 |
slightly active |
|
>= 4 |
moderately active |
Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic
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