The validation of culturally appropriate scales to assess the family health climate in a multi-ethnic Asian population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Family Health Climate (FHC) is a family environment attribute postulated to influence the health behaviors of family members. It can be measured by domain scales for physical activity (FHC-PA) and nutrition (FHC-NU), which have been validated and used to identify health climate patterns in families in Western populations. To extend the use of the scales to Asian settings, this study aimed to adapt and validate the instruments for use in the multi-ethnic population of Singapore, accounting for language and cultural differences.

Methods

In Part A (n = 40) to adapt the scales for the Singapore population, we performed cognitive interviews, face validity testing and pre-testing of the instruments (n = 40). Besides English, the scales were translated

SUBMITTER: Ho YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584639 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature