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====== SQUASH (raw data) ====== | ====== SQUASH (raw data) ====== | ||
The Short questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) is a Dutch questionnaire developed by the [[https://www.rivm.nl/en|Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment]] to give an indication of habitual physical activity levels ([[sections|section]]: [[lifestyle & environment]]).\\ | The Short questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) is a Dutch questionnaire developed by the [[https://www.rivm.nl/en|Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment]] to give an indication of habitual physical activity levels ([[sections|section]]: [[lifestyle & environment]]).\\ | ||
- | The SQUASH was structured to enable the assessment of compliance to physical activity guidelines: [[https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/documenten/adviezen/2017/08/22/beweegrichtlijnen-2017|the Dutch Healthy Exercise Norm]]. These guidelines are different for children (<18 years), adults (18-55 years), and older adults (>55 years)1 (table 1).\\ | + | The SQUASH was structured to enable the assessment of compliance to physical activity guidelines: [[https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/documenten/adviezen/2017/08/22/beweegrichtlijnen-2017|the Dutch Healthy Exercise Norm]]. These guidelines are different for children (<18 years), adults (18-55 years), and older adults (>55 years), see table below. \\ |
- | The SQUASH was implemented in [[start|Lifelines]] [[1A Questionnaire 2]] and [[2A Questionnaire 1]]. The raw data from [[1A]] were used to calculate [[SQUASH sum scores]]. | + | |
+ | ^ Age group ^ Light intensity ^ Moderate intensity ^ Vigorous intensity ^ | ||
+ | | Youth (<18 years) | <5 MET | 5 - 8 MET | >8 MET | | ||
+ | | Adults (18 - 55 years) | <4 MET | 4 - 6,5 MET | >6,5 MET | | ||
+ | | Older Adults (>55 years) | <3 MET | 3 - 5 MET | >5 MET | | ||
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+ | ===== SQUASH in Lifelines ===== | ||
+ | [[start|Lifelines]] implemented the SQUASH in [[1A Questionnaire 2]], [[2A Questionnaire 1]] and [[3A Questionnaire 1]]. In [[1B]], [[1C]] and [[3B]], participants were only asked a very general question about their physical activity level.\\ | ||
+ | Note that the full squash was also implemented in additional assessment [[NEXT]]. Two general questions from the SQUASH were asked in the additional questionnaire on [[ACTQ|daily activities (ACTQ)]]. | ||
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+ | ===== SQUASH sum scores ===== | ||
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+ | The results from [[1A]] were used to calculate [[SQUASH sum scores]]. Please follow the link for the calculation protocol and the resulting variables. | ||
===== Background ===== | ===== Background ===== | ||
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To make it easier for subjects to know which type of activities were applicable, examples of activities were mentioned for sports, household activities, and activities at work((Wendel-Vos G.C.W., Schuit A.J., Saris W.H.M., Kromhout D. Reproducibility and relative validity of the Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing physical activity. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 56 (2003) 1163–1169)).\\ | To make it easier for subjects to know which type of activities were applicable, examples of activities were mentioned for sports, household activities, and activities at work((Wendel-Vos G.C.W., Schuit A.J., Saris W.H.M., Kromhout D. Reproducibility and relative validity of the Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing physical activity. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 56 (2003) 1163–1169)).\\ | ||
- | Hobbies were not included in the SQUASH. These activities often have very low [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_equivalent_of_task|MET values]] (<2 MET), and were therefore considered to contribute negligibly to habitual activity levels. Hobbies that do have meaningful MET values are often noted as sports.\\ | + | Hobbies other than sports, walking/cycling, and gardening were not included in the SQUASH. These activities often have very low [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_equivalent_of_task|MET values]] (<2 MET), and were therefore considered to contribute negligibly to habitual activity levels.\\ |
Note that the SQUASH questionnaire was not designed to measure energy expenditure, but to give an indication of the habitual activity level. | Note that the SQUASH questionnaire was not designed to measure energy expenditure, but to give an indication of the habitual activity level. | ||