european college of sport science

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Poster presentations
PP-HF02 Health and Fitness 2
PP-HF02 Health and Fitness 2
DEVELOPMENT AND RELIABILITY OF THE TELEPHONE-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE PRISCUS-PAQ TO MEASURE PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY OF COMMUNITY-DWELLING ELDERLY GERMAN PEOPLE IN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
TRAMPISCH, U., HINRICHS, T., BURGHAUS, I., WILM, S., PLATEN, P.
RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM, UNIVERSITY WITTEN/HERDECKE
INTRODUCTION: There is a lack of a reliable instrument to measure physical activity (PA) of elderly people (>=70 years) for epidemiological
research in Germany. The first aim of the study was therefore to develop a simple, non-invasive tool to evaluate daily habitual PA of
elderly people: The telephone-based PRISCUS (“Prerequisites for a new health care model for elderly people with multimorbidity”) physical
activity questionnaire (PRISCUS-PAQ). The second aim was to test the reliability of the PRISCUS-PAQ.
METHODS: Validated PA questionnaires for older adults were translated and adapted to design a preliminary long version of the PRIS-
CUS-PAQ (53 items). The questionnaire measures PA over a period of 7 days to provide a complete picture of the subject’s habitual PA. It
investigates different areas and periods of activity (basic everyday activity (e.g. walking), housework, gardening, sporting activities) and
inactivity (sleeping, sitting) during daily life. The preliminary version was tested in 136 elderly people (aged 77±4 (71-89) years; 51%
women) in a pilot study. Based on the results, the long version was adapted and shortened. To test the reliability of the PRISCUS-PAQ, the
final short version (14 items) was applied to 72 community-dwelling elderly people (aged 76±4 (70-88) years; 50% women) and repeated
after 4 weeks.
RESULTS: Test-retest reliability of the PRISCUS-PAQ ranged from r=.42 (walking) to r=.85 (sleeping times) as determined by the intraclass
correlation coefficient (ICC). Data on habitual activity (e.g. cleaning: r=.50) were less reliable than sporting activity (e.g. cycling: r=.80).
CONCLUSIONS: The telephone-based PRISCUS-PAQ is a brief instrument for the assessment of physical activity in epidemiologic studies in
older people, showing adequate repeatability in comparison to other PA questionnaires. It will now be used to collect data in a large
cohort of elderly people (German epidemiological trial on ankle brachial index – getABI) within the PRISCUS research cooperation.
Acknowledgments: The study has been conducted within the research cooperation PRISCUS (“Prerequisites for a new health care model
for elderly people with multimorbidity”) which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (01ET0720).
MODERATE PHYSICAL EXERCISE IN THE ELDERLY IS LINKED TO APPROACH-RELATED EMOTIONS
VOGT, T., SCHNEIDER, S., ASKEW, C.D., STRÜDER, H.K.
GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE
Introduction: Within the recent years numerous studies connected physical exercise to changes in brain cortical activity (Hollmann and
Strüder, 2003; Schneider et al., 2009). In these studies a link of physical exercise and psychological parameters is often discussed, most
recently referring to the model of frontal asymmetry (Coan and Allen, 2004; Davidson et al., 1979; Petruzzello et. al, 2006). However, so far
most of this research dealt with inadequate exercise intensities for the elderly and applied comparatively intricate methods. In times of an
aging society health aspects in physical exercise become more and more important. Therefore it is increasingly necessary to investigate
the connection of physiological and psychological elements of exercise, in particular in the elderly. According to previous research this
study tends to find changes within electroencephalographic (EEG) activity and mood after a moderate intensity walk in a group of elderly
subjects.
Methods: EEG on two frontal positions (Fp1 and Fp2) as well as actual state of mood was recorded before and after walking. Walking was
conducted at self-selected pace for 45 to 60 min within a moderate intensity. Frontal asymmetry as a marker of approach-related emotions
(Coan and Allen, 2004) was calculated using the equation (Fp2-Fp1)/(Fp2+Fp1) provided by Schutter and his colleagues (2008).
Results: Results showed effects in both EEG and mood. Within the alpha-1 frequency range (7.5 – 10.0 Hz) a significant (p < .05) reduction
of left-lateral frontal EEG activity was found. An increase in mood was reported after walking.
Discussion: Referring to the model of frontal asymmetry, the reduction in the alpha-1 frequency range can be associated with approachrelated
emotions. Recent studies provide similar enhancement of mood perception due to exercise (Ekkekakis et al., 2000; Ekkekakis and
Petruzzello, 1999; Schneider et al., 2009). There is reason to speculate, that even moderate physical exercise programs, as they are
common for the elderly, affect a general well-being. We were able to demonstrate this by a comparatively simple and economic method.
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