Cross‐Culture Adaptation of International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short from in Urdu Version

Translation and cross‐cultural adaptation of the International PhysicalActivity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ‐SF) to the Urdu language andevaluation of the validity and reliability of the translated version are the2 objectives of the study. The IPAQ‐SF English was forward‐translated intoUrdu, back‐translated, subjected to expert panel review, andpilot‐tested on 10 subjects. Face and content validity were established.The final IPAQ‐SF Urdu was tested for reliability, construct, andconcurrent validity (with the English version) on two groups: 30healthy vs 50 diseased cardiac patients. Six‐minute walk test and rate pressure product (RPP) were performed to assess thecardiorespiratory fitness of all participants. Pre and post‐test vitals were checked. The concurrent validity of the translated version wasgood with Pearson correlation coefficients ranging from moderate (r=0.78) to high (r = 0.92). The construct validity indicated a significant correlation with RPP in total time spent in sitting (minutes/week) from the Urdu IPAQ‐SF (r = 0.81, p < 0.05). The overall result of the test‐retest reliability was (ICC = 0.84, CI = 95%), showing excellentreliability. IPAQ‐SF Urdu has good face and content validity withsignificant concurrent validity and test‐retest reliability for strenuous, moderate‐intensity, sitting, and total physical activity per week. Moderate‐intensity activity exhibited almost ideal concurrent validity but only excellent test‐retest reliability.