Developing a Telephone Assessment of Physical Activity (TAPA) Questionnaire for Older Adults

• Main Authors: Charles J. Mayer, MD, MPH (Author), Lesley Steinman, MPH, MSW (Author), Barbara Williams, PhD (Author), Tari D. Topolski, PhD (Author), James LoGerfo, MD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction We report on development and preliminary validation of a brief, telephone-based measurement tool for assessing physical activity in older adults. The Telephone Assessment of Physical Activity (TAPA) questionnaire is based on the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center&...