The relationship of self-reported and device-based measures of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adolescents

TY - JOUR

T1 - The relationship of self-reported and device-based measures of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adolescents

AU - Wunsch, Kathrin

AU - Nigg, Claudio R

AU - Weyland, Susanne

AU - Jekauc, Darko

AU - Niessner, Claudia

AU - Burchartz, Alexander

AU - Schmidt, Steffen

AU - Meyrose, Ann-Katrin

AU - Manz, Kristin

AU - Baumgarten, Franz

AU - Woll, Alexander

PY - 2021/3/1

Y1 - 2021/3/1

N2 - BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) has beneficial effects on health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which is a protective factor of illness and mortality. The purpose of this examination was to investigate if self-reported and device-based measures of PA were related to HRQoL in adolescents.METHODS: Participants (N = 1565; 54.3% female; Mage = 14.37 years, SDage = 1.99) were recruited from 167 sample points across Germany. Adolescents self-reported their PA, supplemented by a 1-week examination of device-based PA using accelerometry. Additionally, they completed the multidimensional KIDSCREEN-27 to assess HRQoL.RESULTS: Results showed that self-reported PA was correlated with overall HRQoL, Physical Well-Being, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support & Peers, and School Environment, whereas device-based PA was only correlated with Physical as well as Psychological Well-Being. Further, self-reported PA significantly predicted all facets of HRQoL except for Autonomy and Parent Relations, whereas device-based PA solely heightened the amount of explained variance in the Physical Well-Being subscale.CONCLUSIONS: Findings demonstrate the importance of self-reported PA as it is related to almost all facets of HRQoL. Both measures of PA are not congruent in their relationship with HRQoL and thus implications have to be carefully considered. Future studies should investigate the direct effect of PA on HRQoL and health in a longitudinal approach to account for the causality of effects.

AB - BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) has beneficial effects on health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which is a protective factor of illness and mortality. The purpose of this examination was to investigate if self-reported and device-based measures of PA were related to HRQoL in adolescents.METHODS: Participants (N = 1565; 54.3% female; Mage = 14.37 years, SDage = 1.99) were recruited from 167 sample points across Germany. Adolescents self-reported their PA, supplemented by a 1-week examination of device-based PA using accelerometry. Additionally, they completed the multidimensional KIDSCREEN-27 to assess HRQoL.RESULTS: Results showed that self-reported PA was correlated with overall HRQoL, Physical Well-Being, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support & Peers, and School Environment, whereas device-based PA was only correlated with Physical as well as Psychological Well-Being. Further, self-reported PA significantly predicted all facets of HRQoL except for Autonomy and Parent Relations, whereas device-based PA solely heightened the amount of explained variance in the Physical Well-Being subscale.CONCLUSIONS: Findings demonstrate the importance of self-reported PA as it is related to almost all facets of HRQoL. Both measures of PA are not congruent in their relationship with HRQoL and thus implications have to be carefully considered. Future studies should investigate the direct effect of PA on HRQoL and health in a longitudinal approach to account for the causality of effects.

KW - Accelerometry/statistics & numerical data

KW - Adolescent

KW - Exercise

KW - Female

KW - Germany

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Peer Group

KW - Quality of Life

KW - Self Report/statistics & numerical data

KW - Social Support

U2 - 10.1186/s12955-021-01682-3

DO - 10.1186/s12955-021-01682-3

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 33648492

VL - 19

JO - HEALTH QUAL LIFE OUT

JF - HEALTH QUAL LIFE OUT

SN - 1477-7525

IS - 1

M1 - 67

ER -