Psychometric Properties and Cultural Adaptation of the Polish Version of the Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ)

Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), sometimes referred to as lifestyle diseases, are the most common cause of death and disability worldwide. Thus, healthcare professionals should be equipped with tools, knowledge, skills, and competencies in the newly distinguished field of lifestyle medicine. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ). The Polish version of the HLPCQ would further provide Polish healthcare professionals with a useful and convenient tool for routine lifestyle assessment while giving HLPCQ novel use and potential for further research. Methods: Before testing its psychometric properties, the HLPCQ was translated and adapted from the original Greek version into Polish. Subsequently, we tested the instrument’s psychometric properties on a sample of 2433 participants. In addition, we tested the factorial validity of the HLPCQ using confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. Results: There were more female than male participants (91.78%). Most of them were middle-aged (30.40 ± 7.71), single (39.62%), and living with family (70.65%). In terms of residence, 1122 (46.12%) participants lived in cities with a population of over 500,000. In terms of reliability, the internal consistency of the Polish version and its domains is excellent. Cronbach’s alpha for each of the domains of the scale ranged between 0.6 and 0.9. Conclusions: The Polish version of the Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ) has good characteristics of factorial validity and can be used in clinical practice and research.

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Greek version of modified Baecke physical activity questionnaire (mBQ): cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties

Physiotherapy ◽

10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1409 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. e1446-e1447

Author(s):

N. Strimpakos ◽

E. Anastasiadi ◽

G. Panayiotou ◽

S. Athanasopoulos ◽

K. Karteroliotis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Greek Version ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽

Activity Questionnaire

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Lifestyle Medicine

Principles of Medical Professionalism ◽

10.1093/med/9780197506226.003.0009 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 157-178

Author(s):

Gia Merlo

Keyword(s):

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Medical Community ◽

Global Public Health ◽

Lifestyle Medicine ◽

Public Health Burden ◽

Obesity And Diabetes ◽

Managing Stress ◽

Treatment Of Obesity ◽

Lifestyle Diseases

This chapter addresses the rise of lifestyle medicine. The impact of chronic diseases on health and quality of life are well-known within the medical community. Preventive medicine has only been partially successful in addressing these problems. For physicians to advocate healthy lifestyle choices for their patients, they must first understand what a healthy lifestyle entails. The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine outline the six main lifestyle changes—healthful eating, increasing physical activity, improving sleep, managing stress, avoiding risky substances, forming and maintaining relationships—that physicians should promote to their patients. The global public health burden of diabetes, obesity, and other lifestyle diseases is increasing at an astounding rate. However, very few training programs have robust educational offerings for physicians on nonpharmacological treatment of obesity and diabetes.

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Coping with pain: Polish versions of the Pain Coping Questionnaire for both children and parents

Pain Management ◽

10.2217/pmt-2021-0100 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Jadwiga Bąk ◽

Danuta Zarzycka ◽

Anna Mazur

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Pain Coping ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Children And Parents ◽

Bartlett’S Test ◽

Polish Version

Aim: This article presents the cultural adaptation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Polish versions of the Pain Coping Questionnaire for both children and parents. Materials & methods: The study involved children aged 12–17 years (n = 220), who experienced trauma-related pain, and their parents (n = 220). Results: In the questionnaire for children and parents, the Kaisera-Mayera-Olkina (KMO) measure of sample adequacy was 0.457 and 0.455, whereas Bartlett’s test of sphericity: Chi-square = 1523.93, p < 0.001 and Chi-square = 1325.31, p < 0.001, returned a statistically significant result. Cronbach’s alpha for the factors identified in both groups was between 0.833 and 0.904. Conclusion: The linguistic adaptation has shown that the Polish version of the Pain Coping Questionnaire meets the psychometric criteria for reliability and accuracy of the tool.

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Psychometric Properties of the Polish Version of the Frontotemporal Dementia Knowledge Scale

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders ◽

10.1159/000521143 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Karol Karasiewicz ◽

Magdalena Leszko

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Frontotemporal Dementia ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Polish Version ◽

Knowledge Scale

Introduction: Taking into account a progressive increase in the number of individuals affected by dementia and the importance of being knowledgeable about its symptoms, it has become crucial to develop well-validated instruments for measuring knowledge about dementia. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Frontotemporal Dementia Knowledge Scale (FTDKS) in a Polish population. Methods: The FTDKS was translated into the Polish language based on the most highly recommended methodological approaches for translating and validating instruments for cross-cultural healthcare research. Psychometric properties were evaluated in a sample of 869 individuals (general population, healthcare professionals, and caregivers) who completed the questionnaire. The reliability of the FTDKS was tested as an internal consistency using both Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega factor analysis. The convergent and discriminant validity was assessed using the Heterotrait-monotrait Ratio of Correlation between scores of FTDKS, vocabulary intelligence, and Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (AKDS). Results: The results indicate that the scale produces satisfactory psychometric properties (Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega over 0.80). The internal consistency was slightly higher in the population of healthcare professionals and caregivers than among the general population. Discussion: The internal consistency of the Polish version of FTDKS demonstrates a similar validity to the original version. The FTDKS can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions among caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the general population.

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Persian Version of Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Journal of Preventive Medicine And Care ◽

10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-18-2345 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 15-19

Author(s):

Darijani Zahra ◽

Ahmadipour Habibeh

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Personal Control ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Persian Version ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Background: lifestyle modification is known as the cornerstone for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. To promote individual’s lifestyle, the first step is to measure their lifestyle by a valid and reliable tool. The aim of present study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Persian version of Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ). Method: A crosssectional study carried out on 300 medical students in Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Data collected using a questionnaire contained demographic data and Persian version of HLPCQ. The reliability of the questionnaire determined using Cronbach’s alpha and intra class correlation coefficient (ICC). The construct validity of the questionnaire evaluated by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 and Lisrel 8.8. Results: Internal consistency of HLPCQ was 0.78 using Cronbach’s alpha and 0.80 by ICC. In confirmatory factor analysis, the scale had acceptable goodness of fit indices. Conclusions: The Persian version of HLPCQ had excellent psychometric properties and can be used in in primary health care settings.

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Parents' from Poland coping with the illness of a child—Preliminary research. Cultural adaptation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the coping health inventory for parents - polish version

Journal of Pediatric Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jadwiga Bąk ◽

Danuta Zarzycka

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Polish Version ◽

Preliminary Research

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The Attitudes of Polish Women towards Breastfeeding Based on the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS)

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13124338 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 4338

Author(s):

Agnieszka Bień ◽

Bożena Kulesza-Brończyk ◽

Monika Przestrzelska ◽

Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus ◽

Dorota Ćwiek

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Factor Loading ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Strongly Correlated ◽

Discriminative Power ◽

Polish Version ◽

The Mean ◽

Breastfeeding Attitudes

Background: The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS), which is used for the assessment of attitudes towards breastfeeding, has been found to be reliable and valid in a number of countries, but has not yet been psychometrically tested in Polish women. The purpose of the study was to report on the cultural adaptation of the IIFAS to Polish settings and on its validation, to evaluate the breastfeeding attitudes in Polish women who recently gave birth, and to identify the determinants of these attitudes. Methods: The study was performed in a group of 401 women in their first postpartum days. Results: Cronbach’s α for the scale was 0.725. Discriminative power coefficients of all questionnaire items were higher than 0.2. Subscales were strongly correlated with the total score, with a correlation coefficient of 0.803 for the “favorable toward breastfeeding” subscale (p < 0.001), and 0.803 for the “favorable toward formula feeding” subscale (p < 0.05). For the item “A mother who occasionally drinks alcohol should not breastfeed her baby”, the factor loading did not reach the criterion value, and so the item was not included in further analyses. The mean IIFAS score was 63.12 (±7.34). Conclusions: The Polish version of the IIFAS is a reliable and appropriate measure of women’s attitudes towards infant feeding in Polish settings, with acceptable psychometric properties and construct validity.

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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the polish version of the Oxford Shoulder Score in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s12955-019-1263-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Agnieszka Bejer ◽

Magdalena Szczepanik ◽

Jędrzej Płocki ◽

Daniel Szymczyk ◽

Marek Kulczyk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rotator Cuff ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Rotator Cuff Repair ◽

Oxford Shoulder Score ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Polish Version ◽

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff ◽

Cuff Repair ◽

Shoulder Score

Abstract Background The Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) is a simple and reliable, joint-specific, self-reported outcome measure. It can be applied in patients with shoulder disease other than instability. The purpose of this study was to perform a translation, cultural adaptation of the Polish version of the OSS and to evaluate its selected psychometric properties in patients after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods Sixty-nine subjects participated in the study, with a mean age 55.5 (ranging from 40 to 65 years). The OSS has been translated using the widely accepted guidelines. All patients completed the Polish version of OSS (OSS-PL), the short version of the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (QuickDASH), the Short Form-36 v. 2.0 (SF-36) and the 7-point Global Rating of Change Scale (GRC). Results High internal consistency of 0.96 was found using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Reliability of the OSS resulted in Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) = 0.99, Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) = 1.14 and Minimal Detectable Change (MDC) = 3.15. The validity analysis showed a moderate (General health r = 0.34) to high (Physical role functioning r = 0.82) correlation between the OSS-PL and SF-36 and a high correlation between the OSS-PL and the QuickDASH (r = − 0.92). Conclusions The Polish version of OSS is a reliable and valid, self-reported questionnaire, which can be applied in patients with a rotator cuff tear undergoing reconstruction surgery. The very good psychometric properties of the Polish version of the OSS indicate that it can be used in clinical practice and scientific research.

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