Open AccessPsychometric validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of Bandura’s exercise self-efficacy scale in diabetes patients
Author(s) -
Carla Cristina da Silva Machado,
Carla Malaguti,
Patrícia Fernandes Trevizan,
Danielle Guedes Andrade Ezequiel,
Mariana Balbi Seixas,
Lílian Pinto da Silva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-020-00581-6
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , convergent validity , physical therapy , medicine , intraclass correlation , portuguese , ceiling effect , psychometrics , diabetes mellitus , self efficacy , psychology , clinical psychology , internal consistency , social psychology , alternative medicine , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , endocrinology
The management of diabetes comprises diet, pharmacological therapy, lifestyle counseling, patient education, and physical exercising, to achieve change in health behavior and control of the disease. However, a large proportion of diabetes patients does not adhere to treatment recommendations, mainly in the lifestyle aspect, which remains sedentary. Considering that self-efficacy is an essential determinant of health behaviors such as exercise practicing, the objective of the study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of Bandura's Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (BESES) to be used in diabetes patients.