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Introduction: Short form - International Physical Activity Questionnaire (SF-IPAQ) is a reliable and valid tool that helps to measure physical activity of an individual. Aim: Cross Cultural Adaptation, Translation and validation of the Gujarati version of SF-IPAQ to be used in clinical research on Gujarati population. Study Settings and design: Cross-sectional study conducted at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Materials and Method: SF-IPAQ was translated into Gujarati from English using forwardbackward-forward method. For face & content validity of Gujarati version group consensus method was used. Each question was examined by group of experts in field of Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy. Each question was analyzed for content, meaning, wording, format, ease of administration & scoring. Each question was scored by expert group as either accepted, rejected or accepted with modification. Procedure was continued until 80% of consensus for all items. Concurrent validity was found by comparing the English version of IPAQ with Gujarati version of IPAQ. Statistical Analysis: Spearman’s correlation coefficients were used to assess the strength of association between the measures of both the versions Results: In validation process of Gujarati version of SF-IPAQ all 7 questions were accepted. Total physical activity was significantly and highly correlated (? = 0.79) between the SF-IPAQ Gujarati and the original English version of SF-IPAQ. The significantly positive correlation found between the SF-IPAQ Gujarati and the original English version of SF-IPAQ (? =0.88). Conclusion: Gujarati version of Short form of International Physical Activity Questionnaire has a good validity to be used in Gujarati Population to evaluate level of physical activity. Keyword: Gujarati Version, Validation, Short Form - International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Publication date: 25/01/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.2063