RT journal article
T1 The Preschool Eating, Lifestyle, and Sleeping Attitudes Scale (PRELSA Scale): Construction and Pilot Testing of a Tool to Measure Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity
A1 Carretero Bravo, Jesús Ángel
A1 Díaz Rodríguez, Mercedes
A1 Ferriz Mas, Bernardo
A1 Pérez Muñoz, Celia
A1 González Caballero, Juan Luis
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 Pilot test
K1 Childhood Obesity
K1 Parental Attitudes
K1 Feeding Practices
AB (1) Background: Childhood obesity poses a global health challenge. In the period fromtwo to six years, the fundamental risk factors are associated with modifiable habits, related toparental attitudes. In this study, we will analyze the construction and pilot test of the PRELSA Scale,designed to be a comprehensive tool that covers the whole problem of childhood obesity, from whichwe can later develop a brief instrument. (2) Methods: First, we described the scale constructionprocess. After that, we conducted a pilot test on parents to check the instrument’s comprehensibility,acceptability, and feasibility. We detected items to be modified or eliminated through two criteria: thefrequencies of the categories of each item and responses in the Not Understood/Confused category.Finally, we sought expert opinion through a questionnaire to ensure the content validity of the scale.(3) Results: The pilot test on parents detected 20 possible items for modification and other changes inthe instrument. The experts’ questionnaire showed good values on the scale’s content, highlightingsome feasibility problems. The final version of the scale went from 69 items to 60. (4) Conclusions:Developing scales that detect parental attitudes associated with the onset of childhood obesity maybe the basis for future interventions to address this health challenge.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30851
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30851
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 05-nov-2026