Validation and cultural adaptation of the Japanese version of the Self-Care Inventory across different research settings: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-care is increasingly recognized as the foundation of person-centered healthcare and a key driver for simultaneously improving population health outcomes and reducing healthcare expenditures. While the Self-Care Inventory (SCI) has been validated in several languages, Japan lacks a standardized instrument for assessing self-care in the general adult population. Moreover, it remains unclear whether the SCI reflects culturally specific self-care behaviors and retains its psychological measurement properties in non-Western contexts. Addressing both aspects, this study aimed to evaluate the Japanese version of the SCI (JSCI) in terms of its psychometric properties and its association with concrete health behaviors.

Methods

We adapted the JSCI following COSMIN guid

SUBMITTER: Takayama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12583971 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature