The Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Exercise Benefits and Barriers Scale Following Translation into the Telugu Language for Use in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
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https://doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.20241059Keywords:
cross-cultural adaptation, EBBS, psychometric properties, Telugu language, type 2 DiabetesAbstract
Objective: Although it is well known that exercise has many benefits, many people encounter barriers to following a regular fitness regime. The Exercise Benefits and Barriers Scale (EBBS) had been developed in the English language to understand the perceptions of people about the benefits and barriers of exercise participation. The main intent of the current study was to translate the EBBS into the Telugu language and assess the psychometric properties of cross-culturally adapting the scale in people with Type 2 diabetes in Telangana State of India.
Material and Methods: According to the translation guidelines, forward and backward translation was carried out and the final Telugu version of the questionnaire was prepared and distributed. A total of 103 responses were received from Type 2 diabetes patients in Telugu-speaking states of India from March 2022 to June 2022. Reliability and validity were assessed using Intra class Correlation Coefficient and Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to evaluate the internal consistency.
Results: The reliability of the complete EBBS and its subscales were significantly high, with Cronbach’s alpha of more than 0.7 (0.946 for the Exercise Benefits subscale and 0.879 for the Exercise Barriers subscale) for all items in the Telugu version showing good internal consistency.
Conclusion: The results of the translated and cross-culturally adapted Telugu version of EBBS demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity in a Type 2 Diabetes population, and therefore can be used in the Telugu-speaking population.
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