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Validation of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire after severe COVID-19

Lin Wang, Kimon Ntotsis, James Manifield, Katerina Tziannou, Tatiana Plekhanova, Alex Rowlands, Charlotte L. Edwardson, Maxime Taquet, Amisha Singapuri, Annemarie Docherty, Aarti Shikotra, Alexander Horsley, Beatriz Guillen-Guio, Betty Raman, Charlotte Bolton, Claire Nolan, Claudia Efstathiou, Daniel Lozano-Rojas, David J. Stensel, Enya Daynes, Ewen Harrison, Hamish McAuley, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Jack Sargeant, James Chalmers, Jennifer K. Quint, Joseph Jacob, Nicolette C. Bishop, Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, Ling-Pei Ho, Lucy Gardiner, Marco Sereno, Mathew Thorpe, Matthew Richardson, Melitta McNarry Orcid Logo, Michael Marks, Molly Baldwin, Nazir Lone, Neil Greening, Omer Elneima, Olivia Leavy, Ruth M. Saunders, Victoria Harris, William Greenhalf, William Man, Louise V. Wain, Iain Stewart, Sally Singh, Christopher E. Brightling, Claire Lawson, Tom Yates, Rachael A. Evans

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Background: Physical inactivity is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 and often worsens after hospitalisation. Clinicians need quick, accurate assessments to target interventions. We aimed to assess the validity of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) in adults recovering one...

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title Validation of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire after severe COVID-19
spellingShingle Validation of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire after severe COVID-19
Melitta McNarry
title_short Validation of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire after severe COVID-19
title_full Validation of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire after severe COVID-19
title_fullStr Validation of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire after severe COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire after severe COVID-19
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Kimon Ntotsis
James Manifield
Katerina Tziannou
Tatiana Plekhanova
Alex Rowlands
Charlotte L. Edwardson
Maxime Taquet
Amisha Singapuri
Annemarie Docherty
Aarti Shikotra
Alexander Horsley
Beatriz Guillen-Guio
Betty Raman
Charlotte Bolton
Claire Nolan
Claudia Efstathiou
Daniel Lozano-Rojas
David J. Stensel
Enya Daynes
Ewen Harrison
Hamish McAuley
Ioannis Vogiatzis
Jack Sargeant
James Chalmers
Jennifer K. Quint
Joseph Jacob
Nicolette C. Bishop
Linzy Houchen-Wolloff
Ling-Pei Ho
Lucy Gardiner
Marco Sereno
Mathew Thorpe
Matthew Richardson
Melitta McNarry
Michael Marks
Molly Baldwin
Nazir Lone
Neil Greening
Omer Elneima
Olivia Leavy
Ruth M. Saunders
Victoria Harris
William Greenhalf
William Man
Louise V. Wain
Iain Stewart
Sally Singh
Christopher E. Brightling
Claire Lawson
Tom Yates
Rachael A. Evans
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description Background: Physical inactivity is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 and often worsens after hospitalisation. Clinicians need quick, accurate assessments to target interventions. We aimed to assess the validity of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) in adults recovering one year after COVID-19 hospitalisation. Methods: Post-hospitalisation for COVID-19, adults attended a one-year-visit and completed the GPPAQ Physical Activity Index (PAI-4 active), 14-day wrist-worn accelerometry (Moderate-Vigorous PA [MVPA]- active), and other health outcomes. Validity was examined via: (i) internal consistency (factor analysis); (ii) measurement invariance across sex, age, and ethnicity using differential item functioning (DIF); (iii) convergent validity (GPPAQ sensitivity/specificity vs accelerometry); and (iv) construct validity (correlations with health outcomes). Results: 752 participants had GPPAQ and accelerometry (265 female, mean±SD age 60.9±11.6 years, MVPA 18.75 min/day (IQR 7.55, 36.11), PAI-1 46.8%, PAI-2 15.6%, PAI-3 19.4%, PAI-4 18.2%. Factor analyses supported good internal consistency with two factors (daily activities, physical exercise). Confirmatory factor Index(CFI) showed excellent fit (CFI 0.965). DIF indicated moderate variability by sex and age. GPPAQ-PAI showed limited sensitivity (26.3%) for correctly classifying physically active individuals, but higher specificity (88.4%) for classifying physical inactivity, and weak-to-moderate correlations with health outcomes. Conclusions: GPPAQ demonstrates internal consistency, with construct and convergent validity in adults 1-year post-COVID-19 hospitalisation. GPPAQ effectively identifies inactive individuals to support clinical care; however, its sensitivity suggests underestimation of activity relative to accelerometry. Future pathways should combine GPPAQ with device-based assessment to optimise evaluation of physical activity to guide pulmonary rehabilitation and targeted interventions. 
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