Validity and Reliability of Bariatric Surgery Self- Management Behaviors Questionnaire in Iranian Population
Journal Title: International Journal of Nutrition Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Bariatric surgery is the most effective intervention for treatment of severe obesity and patient’s adherence to self-management behaviors are essential to reduce complications after surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of bariatric surgery self-management behaviors questionnaire (BSSQ) in Iranian population. Methods: From December 2016 till June 2016, all obese patients who underwent laparoscopic obesity surgery in Shiraz Ghadir Mother and Child Hospitalwere were enrolled. Their demographic characteristics, BSSQ, General Adherence Scale (GAS), and the Specific Adherence Scale (SAS) questionnaires were collected. The content, structural and simultaneous validity and factor analysis were determined using GAS and SAS questionnaires. Results: According to psychometric factors including eating behaviors, fluid intake, vitamin and mineral supplement intake, fruits, vegetables, whole grain and protein intake, physical activity and dumping syndrome management, 6 factors could explain 61.5% of BSSQ. Total score of correlation matrix BSSQ with GAS and SAS were 0.36 and 0.70. For reliability, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was found 0.90 and Guttmann split-half coefficient was 0.78. Conclusion: BSSQ was shown to have an acceptable validity and reliability to be used for assessing the bariatric surgery self-management behaviors in Iranian population.
Authors and Affiliations
Masood Amini, Zahra Sobhani, Sadrollah Khosravi, Hamid Poursharifi, Seyed Vahid Hosseini
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