Development and psychometric testing of the 'barriers to physical activity during pregnancy scale' (BPAPS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy can affect the amount of physical activity that women engage in, so ensuring adequate physical activity in pregnant women can be a challenge. Therefore, there is a need to explore and identify barriers to physical activity in this population. Consequently, this study was conducted in order to develop and validate a scale to assess barriers to physical activity in pregnant populations.

Methods

The study was conducted in two phases. During phase 1, a comprehensive review of the most relevant literature from electronic databases on barriers to physical activity was carried out and appropriate scale items were extracted using a deductive approach. During phase 2, the psychometric properties of the extracted scale items were determined using face, content and

SUBMITTER: Amiri-Farahani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323252 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature