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Psychometric properties of the exercise self-efficacy scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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  • Cristina Sacristán-Galisteo
  • Tamara del Corral
  • Ibai López-de-Uralde-Villanueva
  • M Carmen Gómez
  • Patricia Martín-Casas

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Objectives: This study explores the psychometric properties of the Exercise Self-Efficacy (ESE) scale among individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The secondary objective was to evaluate the relationship between self-efficacy, functional exercise capacity, health-related quality of life and psychological state in the same population. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in primary care centers in Spain. The sample was comprised of 156 people with COPD in whom anthropometric and clinical information was recorded. The ESE scale and other measures on functional exercise capacity, psychological state and health-related quality of life were administered. Psychometric properties were assessed through construct validity (EFA, exploratory factor analysis; CFA, confirmatory factor analysis), internal consistency, floor/ceiling effects and convergent validity. In this way, a quantitative, predictive and correlational research was carried out. Results: The EFA ruled out the structure of a single factor (Barletts’s test p

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  • Cristina Sacristán-Galisteo & Tamara del Corral & Ibai López-de-Uralde-Villanueva & M Carmen Gómez & Patricia Martín-Casas, 2025. "Psychometric properties of the exercise self-efficacy scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(7), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0327731
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327731
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