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Measurement Properties of the Sedentary Behavior Strategy Self-management Instrument in African-American Breast Cancer Survivors

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Objectives: To examine the validity and reliability of a modified Sedentary Behavior Strategy Self-Management Scale (SBSMS) in a sample of breast cancer survivors. Methods: A total of 291 African-American (AA) breast cancer survivors completed the SBSMS, which was subjected to tests of reliability, structural validity, and tests of measurement equivalence/invariance (ME/I). Results: A revised measurement model fit the data and demonstrated internal reliability and structural validity. Tests for ME/I revealed that the revised model had appropriate levels of invariance among weight status, educational, and years out from diagnosis groups, but not among age groups. Conclusion: The reliability and structural validity of the instrument was supported overall; however, revisions may be needed to support its validity in older AA breast cancer survivors.

Keywords: AFRICAN AMERICAN; BREAST CANCER; RELIABILITY; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR; SELF-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; VALIDITY

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, Fort Worth, TX, USA. [email protected] 2: Boise State University, Department of Kinesiology, Boise, ID, USA 3: Sanford Research, Children's Health Research Center, Sioux Falls, SD, USA 4: University of California at San Diego, Department of Preventive Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA

Publication date: 01 March 2015

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