Asian Nurs Res.  2020 Feb;14(1):11-16. 10.1016/j.anr.2019.12.002.

Reliability and Validity of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 for Nursing Home Residents in China

Affiliations
  • 1School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
  • 2Department of Sports and Health, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
  • 3School of Nursing, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China
  • 4Department of Foreign Language, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China
  • 5Clinical Teaching Experimental Center, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese-translated Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2) for nursing home residents.
Methods
A convenience sample of 204 nursing home residents were used for measuring the instrument performances. Demographics form and BREQ-2 developed by Markland were applied.
Results
The translated BREQ-2 model was a good fit for the results of confirmatory factor analysis, χ2 was 276.75, comparative fit index was .94, standardized root mean square residual was .05, and root mean square error of approximation was .07. Results in the BREQ-2 indicated good consistency, Cronbach's α coefficient of BREQ-2 was .78, and each of the five subscales were ranged from .78 to .83. The test–retest was valued .84, and the five subscales ranged from .75 to .89, which supporting the stability of instrument.
Conclusion
This study provided psychometric evidence for the application of BREQ-2 among nursing home residents in China.

Keyword

factor analysis; statistical; frail elderly; motivation; nursing homes
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