HAPAQ (Historical Adulthood Physical Activity Questionnaire)

The Historical Adulthood Physical Activity Questionnaire (HAPAQ) was designed to collect data regarding total regular PA undertaken from the age of 20 years to their current age, divided into discrete time periods.

 It is divided into 2 sections asking questions regarding PA:

Section A asks about the most recent 15 years in three 5-year sections

Section B asks about from the age of 20 years until the most recent 15 years in 10-year sections

For each section, an identical set of closed questions were asked about PA in the domains of home, work, transport, sport (defined as strenuous sporting activities which make you breathless or cause noticeable sweating) and exercise (defined as less strenuous leisure activities).

The nature, duration and frequency of regular activities recalled by the participant for each time period are recorded.

The instrument is typically interview-administered.

Component	Detail
Domains	Home, work, transport, sport, exercise
Question type	Closed
Time frame	Lifetime
Sections	1) most recent 15 years (three x 5-year sections), 2) from age 20 yrs until most recent 15yrs (10-year sections)
Items	Dependent on age

Output variable	Units

Resource	Link
PDF of Questionnaire	External Site

Lifestage	Reliability and validity literature
Older Adults	Validation of the historical adulthood physical activity questionnaire (HAPAQ) against objective measurements of physical activity

First author (year)	Title
Harwood et al (2016)	Long-term physical activity: an exogenous risk factor for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?