Validity and reliability of the Baecke questionnaire for the evaluation of habitual physical activity among people living with HIV/AIDS

• Main Authors: Florindo Alex Antonio (Author), Latorre Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira (Author), Santos Elisabete Cristina Morandi dos (Author), Negrão Carlos Eduardo (Author), Azevedo Luciene Ferreira (Author), Segurado Aluisio Augusto Cotrim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluates the validity and reliability of the Baecke questionnaire on habitual physical activity when applied to a population of HIV/AIDS subjects. Validity was determined by comparing measurements for 30 subjects of peak oxygen uptake, peak workload, and energy expenditure with scores fo...