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Using methodological triangulation for cultural verification of commitment to a plan for exercise scale among Korean adults with chronic diseases
Author(s) -
Shin YunHee,
Pender Nola J.,
Yun SangKyun
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.10093
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , psychology , triangulation , reliability (semiconductor) , clinical psychology , population , applied psychology , gerontology , medicine , environmental health , power (physics) , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics , geography
The purpose of this study was twofold: to use methodological triangulation to increase the cultural appropriateness of the Planning for Exercise Scale (Pender, 1996), which measures commitment to a plan of action, and to psychometrically evaluate the revised scale in a selected population of 230 Korean adults experiencing chronic diseases. First, through a qualitative approach, the cultural properties of the concept were identified in order to revise Pender's Planning for Exercise Scale. The revised scale consisted of 20 items: 13 items emerged from the qualitative procedure and seven items were retained from the original scale. Through a quantitative approach, the revised scale was analyzed psychometrically. Results showed the scale had sufficient reliability and validity to warrant its use by researchers or practitioners evaluating the level of commitment to a plan for exercise among Korean adults. The revised instrument is appropriate for use in future intervention studies designed to improve the performance of exercise among Koreans who are chronically ill. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 26:312–321, 2003