Physical Activity Questionnaire
πHow it appears to patients?


βοΈ Associated Monitoring Rules
To use the Physical Activity Questionnaire effectively, the relevant monitoring rules associated with Physical Activity as a task must be enabled. To enable the monitoring rules:
- Go to the User Management Portal.
- Navigate using the left-hand panel to Rules Management.
- Search for "Physical Activity".
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Enable the rules that will allow you to identify patients that you want to record their Physical Activity level.
πSNOMED codes saved to EHR
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895951000000106 |
General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire declined (situation) |
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366121000000108 |
General practice physical activity questionnaire physical activity index: inactive (finding) |
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366171000000107 |
General practice physical activity questionnaire physical activity index: moderately inactive (finding) |
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366211000000105 |
General practice physical activity questionnaire physical activity index: moderately active (finding) |
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366241000000106 |
General practice physical activity questionnaire physical activity index: active (finding) |
How the Physical Activity Index is calculated
The index value is determined in two steps based on the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) guidelines.
Step 1: Combining the responses for hours spent on physical exercise and cycling according to the following table:
Step 2: Based on the calculation in Step 1 and the patientβs response on physical activity at work, the Physical Activity Index is determined according to the following table:
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