U-SMILE: a brief version of the Short Multidimensional Inventory on Lifestyle Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Lifestyle Medicine comprises six domains: diet, substance use, physical activity, stress management, social connection, and sleep. The comprehensive assessment of lifestyle is challenging, but the Short Multidimensional Inventory on Lifestyle Evaluation (SMILE) was developed to fill out this gap. In this paper, we describe the development and the psychometric properties (internal consistency, concurrent and convergent validity) of a shorter version of the SMILE among university students.

Methods

Data from a cross-sectional study including 369 students from 10 Brazilian universities were used. Considering a theoretical nomological net, we performed exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to obtain the most parsimonious, interpretable, and good-fitting model.

Results

SUBMITTER: De Boni RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12904267 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature