Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs Scale: Psychometric properties in Portuguese pregnant women

Healthy lifestyle during pregnancy influences the pregnant woman's and child's physical and mental health, impacting perinatal outcomes. Healthy lifestyle beliefs are predictors of lifestyle behaviors, requiring a valid and reliable instrument to assess them during prenatal care. The 16-it...

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Published in:Research in nursing & health 2023-10, Vol.46 (5), p.538-545
Main Authors: Nunes, Maria A, Almeida, Sofia, Cardoso, Alexandrina, Vieira, Margarida, Melnyk, Bernadette M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
Child development
Clinical outcomes
Exploratory factor analysis
Health behavior
Health status
Lifestyles
Measures
Medical personnel
Mental health
Perinatal
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Quantitative psychology
Social development
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Healthy lifestyle during pregnancy influences the pregnant woman's and child's physical and mental health, impacting perinatal outcomes. Healthy lifestyle beliefs are predictors of lifestyle behaviors, requiring a valid and reliable instrument to assess them during prenatal care. The 16-item Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale (HLBS) measures a person's beliefs about their ability to live a healthy lifestyle. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of a Portuguese version of the HLBS among pregnant women. A methodological study was developed in two phases: cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version in a nonprobability sample of 192 Portuguese pregnant women. The exploratory factor analysis suggested three subscales, which explained 53.8% of the total variance. Cronbach's α was 0.83 for the overall scale and for the subscales ranged between 0.71 and 0.81. The HLBS is a reliable and valid instrument to assist health professionals in assessing the ability of Portuguese pregnant women to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Assessing healthy lifestyle beliefs potentially contributes to the development of health behavior interventions in pregnant women and consequently improves perinatal outcomes through evidence-based practices.
ISSN:0160-6891
1098-240X
DOI:10.1002/nur.22329