Measuring Health-Promoting Behaviors: Cross-Cultural Validation of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II

Abstract

PURPOSE: Individual lifestyles have emerged as valuable health constructs. This study aims to psychometrically test the Portuguese (European) version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II. METHODS: After an adequate linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II scale, their psychometric properties were assessed (N = 889) by Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis. FINDINGS: Results showed an adequate fit to a 52-item, six-factor structure. A global alpha of .925 was obtained. CONCLUSIONS: The Portuguese version demonstrated good validity and reliability in a wide adult sample, and can thus be applied to the Portuguese population. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: This instrument is useful as an evaluation tool for health-promoting lifestyles and as an instrument for testing the effectiveness of health-promoting programs.