Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in Pregnant Women
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 300
- 主要终点
- Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS):
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in pregnant women. It will contribute to raising awareness about engaging in physical activity and exercise during pregnancy in the pregnant population through the applied questionnaires.
详细描述
Regular physical activity (PA) and exercise during pregnancy help protect the health of both the mother and the baby by reducing the risk of excessive gestational weight gain, hypertension, gestational diabetes, venous problems, and birth-related complications. They also have positive effects on sleep, stress, anxiety, depression, and overall quality of life. However, PA participation rates during pregnancy are low and tend to decline as pregnancy progresses through the trimesters. Hormonal and physiological changes, weight gain, fatigue, and psychological disturbances are among the main factors limiting participation. Therefore, identifying the barriers to PA during pregnancy and developing strategies to address them is essential. Assessing perceptions of the benefits and barriers to exercise can guide interventions aimed at increasing PA levels. This study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in pregnant women, with the expectation that its findings will provide valuable evidence for both scientific research and clinical practice.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •for Study Group:
- •Being between 18 and 45 years of age,
- •Being in the second or third trimester of pregnancy,
- •Being literate in Turkish,
- •Willingness to participate in the study.
排除标准
- •for Study Group:
- •Presence of pregnancy complications that may prevent physical activity and exercise (e.g., preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding, heart disease),
- •Presence of orthopedic or neurological problems that may hinder participation in the study,
- •Presence of visual, auditory, or cognitive impairments severe enough to prevent participation in the study,
- •Multiple pregnancy.
- •Inclusion Criteria for Control Group:
- •Being between 18 and 45 years of age,
- •Female sex,
- •Being literate in Turkish,
- •Willingness to participate in the study.
- •Exclusion Criteria for Control Group:
- •Having a disease severe enough to prevent physical activity and exercise (e.g., endocrine and metabolic disorders, cardiopulmonary diseases),
- •Presence of orthopedic or neurological problems that may hinder participation in the study,
- •Presence of visual, auditory, or cognitive impairments severe enough to prevent participation in the study,
- •Participation in another experimental or drug study during the study period,
- •Being pregnant or suspected of pregnancy,
- •Having experienced pregnancy, childbirth, or surgical intervention within the last six months.
研究组 & 干预措施
study group
pregnant women
control group
healthy non-pregnant women
结局指标
主要结局
Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS):
时间窗: At baseline and 5 days after the first assessment
Developed in 1987 by Sechrist et al. to assess individuals' perceptions of the benefits of and barriers to exercise (Sechrist et al., 1987). It is a Likert-type scale with responses rated from "4 = strongly agree" to "1 = strongly disagree." The scale consists of two subscales: EBBS-Benefits and EBBS-Barriers. The EBBS-Benefits subscale contains 29 items, while the EBBS-Barriers subscale contains 14 items. In the EBBS-Barriers subscale, lower scores indicate a higher perceived barrier to exercise, whereas in the EBBS-Benefits subscale, higher scores indicate a more positive perception of exercise. The validity and reliability of the Turkish version were demonstrated by Saraç et al. (2024), with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.95 for the EBBS-Benefits subscale and 0.82 for the EBBS-Barriers subscale (Saraç et al., 2024).
次要结局
- Barriers to Physical Activity During Pregnancy Scale(at baseline)
- Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ)(at baseline)
- International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)(at baseline)
- Pregnancy Exercise Self-Efficacy Questionnaire(at baseline)
- Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for Kinesiophobia(at baseline)
研究者
Semiha Yenişehir
Principal Investigator
Ordu University