Psychometric validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of Bandura's exercise self-efficacy scale in diabetes patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

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.

Methods

The BESES was initially completed by thirty diabetes patients to confirm the feasibility of the answers be provided b

SUBMITTER: Machado CCDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7843761 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature