Face to face and telephone-based self-management programmes were identified as having promise to engage stroke survivors in PA behaviour change .
Background Increasing physical activity ( PA ) levels ( regular movement such as walking and activities of daily living ) and reducing time spent sedentary improves cardiovascular health and reduces morbidity and mortality .
Fewer than 30 % of independently mobile stroke survivors undertake recommended levels of PA .
Sedentary behaviour is also high in this population .
We aim ed to systematic ally review the study characteristics and the promise of interventions targeting free-living PA and /or sedentary behaviour in adult stroke survivors .
Validation of a new self-report instrument for measuring physical activity.
PURPOSE Development and validation of a physical activity scale for measuring physical activity in 24 h of sports , work , and leisure time on an average weekday . METHODS For development of the physical activity scale , 2500 r and omly selected Danish men and women between the age of 20 and 60 were contacted by mail and asked to select frequent and relevant physical activities from a number of activities of known MET intensity . The activities were included in the physical activity scale , organized in nine different MET levels ranging from sleep/rest ( 0.9 METs ) to high-intensity physical activities ( > 6 METs ) . Face validity of the physical activity scale was explored through interviews with 10 volunteer men and women .  Concurrent validity was assessed against 4 d of accelerometry ( CSA 7164 ) and physical activity diary in 40 volunteer men and women between 20 and 60 yr of age . RESULTS The correlation between the activity scale and the diary was high ( r = 0.74 , P = 0.000 ) , whereas correlation between the activity scale and accelerometer measurements was poor ( r = 0.20 , NS ) . The physical activity scale MET-time was systematic ally higher than average MET-time estimated from the diary , and the difference increased with increasing total MET-time . CONCLUSION The physical activity scale appears to be a simple and valid alternative to measuring physical activity by diary in adult sedentary to moderately active Danes . The scale encompasses work , leisure time , and sports activity in one measure ; it is easy to administer , and it provides detailed information on different activity levels as well as a single measure of the total amount of physical activity on an average weekday
Face to face and telephone-based self-management programmes were identified as having promise to engage stroke survivors in PA behaviour change .
Background Increasing physical activity ( PA ) levels ( regular movement such as walking and activities of daily living ) and reducing time spent sedentary improves cardiovascular health and reduces morbidity and mortality .
Fewer than 30 % of independently mobile stroke survivors undertake recommended levels of PA .
Sedentary behaviour is also high in this population .
We aim ed to systematic ally review the study characteristics and the promise of interventions targeting free-living PA and /or sedentary behaviour in adult stroke survivors .