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Title: Spanish version of the Family Health Behavior Scale: Adaptation and validation

Author
item LANZAROTE-FERNANDEZ, M - University Of Seville
item OZANO-OYOLA, JOSE - University Of Seville
item GOMEZ-DE-TERREROS-GU, MONTSERRAT - University Of Seville
item AVILES-CARVAJAL, I - University Of Seville
item MARTINEZ-CERVANTES, R - University Of Seville
item MORENO, JENNETTE - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)

Submitted to: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/27/2019
Publication Date: 3/6/2019
Citation: Lanzarote-Fernandez, M.D., Ozano-Oyola, J.F., Gomez-De-Terreros-Gu, M., Aviles-Carvajal, I., Martinez-Cervantes, R.J., Moreno, J.P. 2019. Spanish version of the Family Health Behavior Scale: Adaptation and validation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(5):810. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050810.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050810

Interpretive Summary: Different studies around the world indicate that the percentages of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence are high. In this context, it would be useful to have a common, culturally sensitive instrument to assess health behaviors of families that allows comparisons across countries. To this end, the authors adapted the Family Health Behavior Scale for use in Spain. Evaluation of the Spanish version of the Family Health Behavior Scale (FHBS) suggests that it performs well as a measure of family health behaviors related to obesity in Spanish children.

Technical Abstract: Different studies around the world indicate that the percentages of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence are high. In this context, it would be useful to have a common, valid, and reliable instrument to assess health behaviors of families that allows comparisons of data from different countries. The objective is the adaptation of a Spanish version of the Family Health Behavior Scale (FHBS). The questionnaire originally developed by Moreno group was translated and adapted following the International Test Commission protocol. Its psychometric properties were evaluated through analysis of internal consistency, factor analysis and other evidences of validity. The Spanish version of the FHBS demonstrated adequate reliability coefficients, and its factor structure sufficiently replicated that obtained by the original measurement. The results suggested that the adapted version of the questionnaire was an adequate and valid measure for the evaluation of family health behaviors related to the prevention of overweight and obesity.