Validation Studies of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE)

Dinger et al. 2004

See reference #79

Methods

PASE compared to accelerometry (Spearman correlations)

Sample

43 female, 23 male subjects (age = 75.7 ± 7.9 years

Summary Results

	Actigraph counts
PASE scores:
Total score	0.43 (p<0.01)
Home score	0.38 (p<0.004)
Leisure score	0.11 NS
Occupational	0.20 NS

Correlation between accelerometer mean counts x minute
(-1) and 1st interview total PASE scores = 0.43 (p < 0.01)