Validation Studies of the CHAMPS Activities Questionnaire for Older Adults

• Resnicow et al. 2003
• Stewart et al. 2001
• Harada et al. 2001

Resnicow et al. 2003

See reference #21

Methods

Relationship between modified CHAMPS (and 3 other questionnaires) and Estimated VO_{2 max} and BMI (Pearson Correlations)

Sample

138-African-American men and women (78% female) in the Healthy Body/Healthy Spirit Trial; 21-68 years of age

Summary Results

Age	VO2	BMI
21-39 years
-all activities	0.31**	0.08
-mod/vigorous	0.35**	0.11
40+ years
-all activities	0.05**	-0.02
-mod/vigorous	-0.00**	0.03
Men
-all activities	0.42*	0.15
-mod/vigorous	0.43*	0.19
Women
-all activities	0.07	-0.01
-mod/vigorous	0.05	0.02

* p < 0.05   ** p < 0.01

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Stewart et al. 2001

See reference #22

Methods

Relationship of CHAMPS moderate and greater (M) intensity measures and All activities measures (ALL) of EE and Frequency/week (FW), to physical activity measures and physical functioning measures (Pearson Correlations)

Sample

173 men and women from CHAMPS intervention trial (86 intervention and 87 control) plus 76 from the community; 65-90 years of age

Summary Results

	EE-M	FW-M	EE-ALL	FW-ALL
BMI	-0.06	-0.17**	0.04	-0.21**
LBF	0.28**	0.20**	0.27**	0.15
6-mw	0.27**	0.21***	0.22***	0.10
PF	0.30***	0.30***	0.27***	0.23***
EF	0.20**	0.23***	0.17**	0.14*
P	0.11	0.17**	0.07	0.08
WB	0.09	0.14**	0.05	0.02

* p < 0.05   ** p < 0.01   *** p < 0.001

Summary Legend:
BMI = Body Mass Index
LBF = Low body functioning
6-mw = 6-min walk
PF = Self-reported physical functioning
EF = Self-reported energy/fatigue
P = Self reported Pain
WB = Self reported Psychological well-being

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Harada et al. 2001

See reference #23

Methods

Relationship between CHAMPS - moderate and all activities (Pearson Correlations)

Sample

87 older adults; 61% Japanese American, 34% white, 5% African American; 65-89 years of age

Summary Results

	CHAMPS All activities	CHAMPS moderate
(All Subjects)
ML-
ankle	0.36**	0.42**
waist	0.42***	0.48***
EPESE- LBF	0.46**	0.44**
6-M	0.46**	0.54**
BMI	0.006	-0.02
PF	0.39**	0.41**
GH	0.35**	0.42**
MH	0.25**	0.28**
P	0.26**	0.28**

** p < 0.01   *** p < 0.001

Summary Legend:
ML = Mini-logger Activity monitor
EPESE = a short physical performance battery
LBF = lower body functioning
6-M = 6-minute walk
BMI = Body Mass Index
PF = Self-report physical functioning
GH = Self-report general health perceptions
MH = Self-report mental health
P = Pain

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