International Physical Activity Questionnaire - operational shell
IPAQ is a physical-activity self-report. This catalogue entry is an operational shell for obesity-medicine workflows. It is not a fitness test and not a public test to complete here.
Overview
What is the IPAQ?
IPAQ organises recalled physical activity. It is not a VO2 test, step count, or treatment plan. Short and long forms must be named separately.
Development and clinical use
Craig and colleagues published IPAQ. Official scoring protocols exist. Confirm the exact form and current protocol before live use.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- Physical-activity context for clinician review
Administration
A focused client experience
IPAQ is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce IPAQ item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- IPAQ paperCraig CL et al. International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003;35(8):1381-1395.
- Official IPAQ informationIPAQ group. International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the IPAQ
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does IPAQ measure fitness?
No. It is a recall questionnaire, not a physiological test.
Can I complete IPAQ here?
No. This landing is educational.
Which IPAQ form is this?
Name the official short or long form your clinic intends. This shell does not independently verify a production form.
Is this entry ready to assign?
Not from this page. Confirm the official protocol first.
Bring an obesity-medicine pathway. See it run in Lirena.
More Obesity medicine assessments
Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire - operational shell
Designed for clinician-led assessment workflows.
BESBinge Eating Scale - operational shell
Designed for clinician-led assessment workflows.
DEBQDutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire - operational shell
Designed for clinician-led assessment workflows.