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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. \\ |
| - | Table 1. Intensity levels in MET values by age | + | ^ Age group ^ Light intensity ^ Moderate intensity ^ Vigorous intensity ^ |
| - | ^ ^ Light intensity ^ Moderate intensity ^ Vigorous intensity ^ | + | | Youth (<18 years) | <5 MET | 5 - 8 MET | >8 MET | |
| - | | Youth (<18 years) | <5 MET | 5 - 8 MET | 8 MET | | + | | Adults (18 - 55 years) | <4 MET | 4 - 6,5 MET | >6,5 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 | |
| - | | Older Adults (>55 years) | <3 MET | 3 - 5 MET | 5 MET | | + | |
| + | ===== 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 ===== | ||