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Measuring Health‐Promoting Behaviors: Cross‐Cultural Validation of the H ealth‐ P romoting L ifestyle P rofile‐ II
Author(s) -
Sousa Pedro,
Gaspar Pedro,
Vaz Daniela C.,
Gonzaga Sílvia,
Dixe M. Anjos
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12065
Subject(s) - confirmatory factor analysis , reliability (semiconductor) , test (biology) , scale (ratio) , cronbach's alpha , medicine , gerontology , psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , computer science , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , biology
Purpose Individual lifestyles have emerged as valuable health constructs. This study aims to psychometrically test the P ortuguese ( E uropean) version of the H ealth‐ P romoting L ifestyle P rofile‐ II . Methods After an adequate linguistic and cultural adaptation of the H ealth‐ P romoting L ifestyle P rofile‐ II scale, their psychometric properties were assessed ( N = 889) by C ronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis. Findings Results showed an adequate fit to a 52‐item, six‐factor structure. A global alpha of .925 was obtained. Conclusions The P ortuguese version demonstrated good validity and reliability in a wide adult sample, and can thus be applied to the P ortuguese population. Implications for Nursing Practice This instrument is useful as an evaluation tool for health‐promoting lifestyles and as an instrument for testing the effectiveness of health‐promoting programs.