Development and validation of a new tool to measure the facilitators, barriers and preferences to exercise in people with osteoporosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the widely known benefits of exercise and physical activity, adherence rates to these activities are poor. Understanding exercise facilitators, barriers, and preferences may provide an opportunity to personalize exercise prescription and improve adherence. The purpose of this study was to develop the Personalized Exercise Questionnaire (PEQ) to identify these facilitators, barriers, and preferences to exercise in people with osteoporosis.

Methods

This study comprises two phases, instrument design and judgmental evidence. A panel of 42 experts was used to validate the instrument through quantitative (content validity) and qualitative (cognitive interviewing) methods. Content Validity Index (CVI) is the most commonly used method to calculate content validity

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738121 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature