Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ): a pilot-study

Dr. Richard Larouche presented his research at a Prentice Institute seminar.

1. Reilly JJ, Andrew R, Azevedo L, Abdeta C, Aguilar Farias N, Barak S, Bardid F, Bizzozero Peroni B, Brazo-Sayavera J, Cagas JY, Chelly MS, Christiansen LBS, Djordjic VD, Draper CE, El Hamdouchi A, Fares E-J, Gaba A, Hesketh KD, Hossain MS, Huang W, Jauregui A, Juvekar SK, Kuzik N, Larouche R, Lee EY, Levi SK, Liu Y, Lof M, Loney T, Lopez Gil JF, Maestu E, Manyanga T, Martins C, Mendoza-Munoz M, Morrison S, Munambah N, Mwase Vuma T, Naidoo R, Ocansey R, Okely AD, Oluwayomi A, Paudel S, Poh BK, Ribeiro EH, Silva DAS, Shahril MR, Smith M, Staiano AE, Standage M, Subedi N, Tanaka C, Tang HK, Thivel D, Tremblay MS, Uzicanin E, Vlachopoulos D, Webster EK, Widyastari DA, Zembura P, Aubert S. (2025). Improving national and international surveillance of movement behaviours in childhood and adolescence: an international modified Delphi Study. Sports Medicine, 55, 203-219.
2. Larouche R, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Aubert S, Bhawra J, Brazo-Sayavera J, Carson V, Colley RC, Delisle Nyström C, Esliger DW, Harper-Brown R, Gonzalez S, Jáuregui A, Katewongsa P, Khadilkar A, Kira G, Kuzik N, Liu Y, Löf M, Loney T, Manyanga T, Mwase-Vuma TW, Oyeyemi AL, Reilly JJ, Richards J, Roberts KC, Sarmiento OL, Augusto Santos Silva D, Smith M, Subedi N, Vanderloo LM, Widyastari DA, Wilson OWA, Wong SHS, Tremblay MS. (2024). Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in 14 countries: Study protocol. BMJ Open, 14: e082275.
3. Larouche R, Neves de Oliveira S, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Benavides-Castro JK, Sarmiento OL, Angulo Garay G, Argumeda G, Ashaolu JO, Baghestani A, Bhawra J, Brazo-Sayavera J, Choonak N, Delisle Nyström C, Evance S, Hamrik Z, Jáuregui A, Kaewpikul P, Katewongsa P, Khadilkar A, Kira G, Kuntembwe M, Liu Y, Löf M, Loney T, Lundgren M, Mandlik R, Matapo-Kolisko M, More C, Mwase-Vuma TW, Nilwatta N, Oyeyemi AL, Paudel S, Pomkai N, Richards J, Silva DAS, Smith M, Subedi N, Widyastari DA, Wilson OWA, Aubert S, Carson V, Colley RC, Esliger DW, Kuzik N, Manyanga T, Reilly JJ, Vanderloo LM, Tremblay MS. (accepted). Content validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in low-, middle-, and high-income countries across six continents. Journal of Sport and Health Science.
4. Rostami Haji Abadi M, Kwaghbo N*, Onyeso OK, Sadia F*, Benavides Castro JK, Augusto Santos Silva D, Yan Y, Shen Y, Hamrik Z, Sarmiento OL, Liu Y, Tremblay MS, Larouche R. (submitted). Psychometric properties of physical activity questionnaires for children and adolescents: an updated systematic review. Sports Medicine.
5. Rostami Haji Abadi M, Sadia F*, Moore SA, Tremblay MS, Larouche R. (submitted). Inclusion of children with chronic medical conditions and disabilities in studies assessing measurement properties of physical activity questionnaires: a literature review. Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

1. Larouche R, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Sadia F*. (2023). Inclusion or exclusion of children and youth with disabilities and chronic diseases from studies assessing measurement properties of physical activity questionnaires: a literature review. Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, 48, S116.
2. Rostami Haji Abadi M, Kwaghbo N, Onyeso OK*, Sadia F*, Ochoa Montero H, Sarmiento OL. Augusto Santos Silva D, Hamřík Z, Liu Y, Tremblay MS, Larouche R. (2023). Psychometric properties of children and youth physical activity questionnaires: an updated systematic review. Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, 48, S99.