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. 2015 Feb 17;27(2):517–522. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.517

Table 1. Test-retest reliability of the SQUASH in healthy elderly (n = 36).

Item Mean
activity score
Mean
activity score
Spearman
correlation

First test Retest Coefficient
All items together 5,773± 4,380 5,580± 3,098 0.52 **
Commuting
Walking 79± 240 82± 209 0.77 **
Bicycle 107± 234 116± 251 0.83 **
Work
Light 477± 748 1,313± 1,512 0.61 **
Intense 688± 1,829 417± 1,072 0.65 **
Household
Light 1,236± 1,097 1,147± 1,209 0.71 **
Intense 404± 576 596± 1,025 0.27
Leisure time
Walking 308± 611 168± 415 0.48 **
Bicycle 279± 700 196± 524 0.65 **
Gardening 874± 2,248 300± 500 0.59 **
Odd jobs 301± 929 264± 516 0.49 **
Sports 1,022± 3,466 982± 2,626 0.95 **

All items are expressed as activity scores per week (mean ± SD).

The retest was conducted about 3 weeks after the first test. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01