NCT05397561

Turkish Translation of Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators Scale; Validity, Reliability, and Cultural Adaptation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istinye University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background:The aim of our study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the "Barriers \& Facilitators to Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire" in young individuals after cultural adaptation. The results of this study may shed light on youth PA participation studies, enable a clear explanation of the barriers and facilitators of physical activity in community-based research, and develop goal-oriented strategies for PA participation. Material\&Method: The research will be carried out at İstinye University and young individuals between the ages of 18-24, who accepted to participate in the study as a result of the invitation and whose family consent was obtained, will participate in the research. The socio-demographic characteristics, age, gender, body weight, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) of the participants will be evaluated and recorded with a specially prepared evaluation form. All participants in the study will complete the Turkish version of the BFYPA,The Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS), Motivation for Participation in Physical Activity Scale (MPPAS), and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) at their first visit. Translation and cultural adaptation process of the original BFYPA Beaton et al. (2000) with reference to the guideline .

Conditions

• Youth
• Physical Activity
• Physical Activity Barriers
• Physical Activity Facilitators

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Turkish Translation of Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators Scale	Participants to be included in the study will be listed under a special code (traffic code of their city of birth, date of birth and order of participation). The socio-demographic characteristics, age, gender, body weight, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) of the participants will be evaluated and recorded with a specially prepared evaluation form. All participants in the study will complete the Turkish version of the PABFS, the Physical Activity Disability Scale (PADS), the Motivation for Participation in Physical Activity Scale (MPPAS), and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) at their first visit. Participants will complete the BFYPA again after 7 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-01
• Completion: 2023-12-15
• First posted: 2022-05-31
• Last updated: 2025-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)