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Updated Systematic Review
We systematically examined the reliability and validity of physical activity questionnaires, updating a review that was published in 2018. For…
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Data collection is underway for the GAC-PAQ main study
Data collection has begun in Sweden, Mexico, Spain, Nigeria and Canada. We currently have data from over 400 children/adolescents and…
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Presentation at Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy
Richard Larouche and Ryan Harper-Brown delivered an invited presentation about the development of the GAC-PAQ questionnaire and app for the…
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The GAC-PAQ project featured in a World Health Organization report
A section about the Global Adolescent and Children Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) project was included in the World Health Organization…
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The International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) conference in Paris, France.
Dr. Richard Larouche delivered five presentations at the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) conference in Paris, France.…
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GAC-PAQ study protocol was published on BMJ Open
We are pleased to announce that our GAC-PAQ study protocol, “Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical…
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Dr. Larouche presented at an Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance webinar
Dr. Richard Larouche delivered an invited presentation about the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) project at a…
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Strengthening International Physical Activity Surveillance
Dr. Saulo Neves presented the GAC-PAQ development process and preliminary results of content validation at the 53rd International Society for…
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Dr. Richard Larouche visited the GAC-PAQ Colombia site from April 28 to May 6
During that time, he discussed plans for the manuscript reporting the findings of the cognitive interviews with the Colombian principal…
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Dr. Richard Larouche attended a WHO meeting on physical activity measurement
Between May 8 and 10, Dr. Richard Larouche attended a meeting of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland as…
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Inclusion of children with disabilities and chronic diseases (CDACDs) in studies testing physical activity questionnaires
For more information, please visit: GAC-PAQ.com/1-2/
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Two systematic review results were presented at CSEP conference 2023.
Dr. Richard Larouche and Dr. Mahdi Rostami presented the initial results of two following systematic reviews related to GAC-PAQ project…
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Dr. Richard Larouche delivered two presentations at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) conference
Dr. Larouche delivered the following oral presentations at the 2025 CSEP conference in London, Ontario:
Keep readingDr. Richard Larouche delivered an invited presentation about the GAC-PAQ project at Western University
Dr. Larouche delivered a presentation about the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire project at Western University. The presentation…
Keep readingDr. Richard Larouche presented GAC-PAQ pilot study results at the Breath of Fresh Air Summit
Dr. Larouche presented the abstract entitled “Introducing a global measure of outdoor time for young people: The Global Adolescent and…
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