Psychometric Properties of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale in Portuguese Pregnant Women

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-04-15 DOI:10.1177/01939459241245217

Maria Arminda Nunes, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Sofia Almeida, Alexandrina Cardoso, Margarida Vieira

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Background:Pregnancy provides a privileged and opportune moment to implement interventions promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and significantly improving perinatal outcomes. The Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (HLBES) can be used to assess health promoting behaviors, such as diet, physical activity, and mental health.Purpose:This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the HLBES in Portuguese pregnant women.Methods:A methodological study was conducted on a convenience sample of 192 pregnant women receiving prenatal care. After cross-cultural adaptation, an exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency assessment were carried out to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale. Data collected included the Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs Scale to assess the HLBES’ criterion validity.Results:Exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation yielded 2 subscales that explained 45.23% of the total variance. The scale revealed an overall internal consistency of 0.78 and a good criterion validity with the Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs Scale ( r = 0.65, P < .01).Conclusion:Our results suggest that the HLBES is an instrument for reporting healthy lifestyle behaviors in Portuguese pregnant women; however, further studies are recommended. This scale can be used to not only describe healthy lifestyle behaviors in pregnant women but also to determine the effects of health promoting interventions.

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葡萄牙孕妇健康生活方式行为量表的心理计量特性

背景：怀孕是实施干预措施、促进健康生活方式行为、显著改善围产期结局的有利时机。健康生活方式行为量表（HLBES）可用于评估促进健康的行为，如饮食、体育锻炼和心理健康等。目的：本研究旨在探讨葡萄牙孕妇健康生活方式行为量表的心理测量学特性。方法：本研究对接受产前护理的 192 名孕妇进行了抽样调查。经过跨文化调整后，进行了探索性因子分析和内部一致性评估，以评估量表的心理测量特性。收集的数据包括健康生活方式信念量表，以评估 HLBES 的标准效度。结果：探索性因子分析和 Varimax 旋转得出 2 个子量表，解释了总方差的 45.23%。该量表的总体内部一致性为 0.78，与健康生活方式信念量表之间具有良好的标准效度（r = 0.65，P <.01）。结论：我们的研究结果表明，HLBES 是一种报告葡萄牙孕妇健康生活方式行为的工具；但是，我们建议开展进一步的研究。该量表不仅可用于描述孕妇的健康生活方式行为，还可用于确定促进健康干预措施的效果。

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

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9.40

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2.10%

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464