Previous Day Physical Activity Recall

The PDPAR (Weston, Petosa, & Pate, 1997) is a recall of the previous day's level of physical activity. It specifically targets the after school hours by asking the child to report their activity levels for each 30 minute block of time after school. The instrument provides a numbered list of common activities for children to select from. After selecting an activity, the child is asked to rate the intensity level using one of the following categories: VERY LIGHT (slow breathing, little or no movement), LIGHT (normal breathing, regular movement), MEDIUM (increased breathing, moving quickly for short periods of time), and HARD (hard breathing, moving quickly 20 minutes or so). A number of studies have used the PDPAR to examine correlates of physical activity and it is currently used in several behavioral interventions (Pate et al., 1997; Trost et al., 1997).

Reference:

Pate, R. R., Trost, S. G., Felton, G. W., Ward, D. S., Dowda, M., & Saunders, R. (1997). Correlates of physical activity behavior in rural youth. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 68, 241-248.