TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of decisional balance inventory test in Italian
T2 - Assessment of motivation in weight loss
AU - Falchi, Anna Giulia
AU - Muggia, Chiara
AU - Grecchi, Ilaria
AU - Michelini, Ilaria
AU - De Silvestri, Annalisa
AU - Tinelli, Carmine
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The decisional balance inventory (DBI) test is a valuable tool to assess motivation to change; we consider its application in enhancing motivation of losing weight. Our aim is the translation, cultural adaption and validation in Italian of this test originally designed and drafted in English. The questionnaire has been translated according to an English → Italian → Italian → English algorithm with reconciliation of the differences. Pilot study and retests were performed on 47 cases [body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2] and 15 controls (BMI value between 18.5 and 25 kg/m2). The internal consistency of the Italian version of DBI test, was satisfied (Cronbach a 0.87 on patients); test-retest shows a good concordance in pilot [Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) 0.79; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.68-0.90] and in patient sample (Lin's CCC 0.83; 95% CI: 0.67 0.99). Our study demonstrated the trans-cultural adaptation and validation of DBI test in Italian.
AB - The decisional balance inventory (DBI) test is a valuable tool to assess motivation to change; we consider its application in enhancing motivation of losing weight. Our aim is the translation, cultural adaption and validation in Italian of this test originally designed and drafted in English. The questionnaire has been translated according to an English → Italian → Italian → English algorithm with reconciliation of the differences. Pilot study and retests were performed on 47 cases [body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2] and 15 controls (BMI value between 18.5 and 25 kg/m2). The internal consistency of the Italian version of DBI test, was satisfied (Cronbach a 0.87 on patients); test-retest shows a good concordance in pilot [Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) 0.79; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.68-0.90] and in patient sample (Lin's CCC 0.83; 95% CI: 0.67 0.99). Our study demonstrated the trans-cultural adaptation and validation of DBI test in Italian.
KW - Decisional balance inventory
KW - Motivation to change
KW - Obesity
KW - Validation
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U2 - 10.4081/itjm.2015.520
DO - 10.4081/itjm.2015.520
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944408661
VL - 9
SP - 268
EP - 272
JO - Italian Journal of Medicine
JF - Italian Journal of Medicine
SN - 1877-9344
IS - 3
ER -