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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

The validation of culturally appropriate scales to assess the family health climate in a multi-ethnic Asian population.

Yi-Ching Lynn Ho, Mary Su-Lynn Chew, Clement Zhong-Hao Ho, Aisyah Binte Latib, Vivian Shu-Yi Lee, Gladis Jing Lin, Julian Thumboo, Kinjal Doshi

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Ching Lynn HoCentre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Mary Su-Lynn ChewCentre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Clement Zhong-Hao HoCentre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Aisyah Binte LatibCentre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Vivian Shu-Yi LeeCentre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Gladis Jing LinCentre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Julian ThumbooCentre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore.
Kinjal DoshiDepartment of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
SingHealth · SGDuke-NUS Medical School · SGSingapore General Hospital · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Family Health Climate (FHC) is a family environment attribute postulated to influence the health behaviors of family members. It can be measured by domain scales for physical activity (FHC-PA) and nutrition (FHC-NU), which have been validated and used to identify health climate patterns in families in Western populations. To extend the use of the scales to Asian settings, this study aimed to adapt and validate the instruments for use in the multi-ethnic population of Singapore, accounting for language and cultural differences. Methods: In Part A ( Results: The findings from the cognitive interviews in Part A led to scale adaptations to accommodate cultural and linguistic factors. In Part B, EFA on Sample I resulted in a three-factor model for the PA scale (accounting for 71.2% variance) and a four-factor model for the NU scale (accounting for 72.8% variance). CFA on Sample II indicated acceptable model fits: FHC-PA: χ Conclusion: We adapted, translated and validated the scales for assessing the health climate of families in Singapore, including the development of short versions. The results showed good psychometric properties and the constructs had significant relationships with health behaviors and routines. Improving our understanding of family influences on individual health behavior will be important in developing multi-level strategies for health promotion and chronic disease prevention.

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Family HealthFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnairesfamilyfamily health climatehealth behaviorshealth promotioninstrument validationnutritionphysical activity

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