Improving the psychological evaluation of exercise referral: Psychometric properties of the Exercise Referral Quality of Life Scale:

Health Psychology Open

Charlotte Hilton¹ 

关键词: exercise behaviour;    health psychology;    physical activity;    public health psychology;    quality of life;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2055102915590317

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

There is a growing need to assess the psychological outcomes of exercise referral and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has called for the routine assessment of life-quality. However, a quality of life scale specific to the requirements of exercise referral is currently unavailable. Therefore, the aim of this study was to produce a quality of life measure for this purpose. The Exercise Referral Quality of Life Scale is a 22-item measure comprising three domains: mental and physical health, injury pain and illness and physical activity facilitators. Exploratory factor analysis determined the initial factor structure and was subsequently confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Additional scale properties were also assessed. The scale contributes to the global need for improved consistent psychological outcome assessment of exercise referral.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC