Development and validation of a scale measuring perceived barriers to physical activity in Spanish for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: the Physical Activity Barriers Scale for pediatric type 1 diabetes (PABS-1) questionnaire
Authors' conclusion
The PABS-1 is a valid and reliable tool for assessing perceived barriers to physical activity in Spanish-speaking children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Study context
- Population
- Spanish-speaking children and adolescents with T1D
- Participants
- 93 children
- Outcome
- Psychometric properties, reliability and criterion validity of the PABS-1 (vs accelerometer data)
Methodological detailsquestionnaire development and validation, Questionnaire developed by experts and refined with patient feedback; validity assessed against accelerometer data
- Questionnaire development and validation
- Questionnaire developed by experts and refined with patient feedback; validity assessed against accelerometer data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Internal consistency, Cronbach's α
- 0.89
- Four-factor structure (physical, diabetes-related, psychological, environmental): comparative fit index
- 0.94
- RMSEA
- 0.06
- SRMR
- 0.05
- Total PABS-1 score vs cardiorespiratory fitness, Spearman's ρ (p = 0.035)
- −0.15
- Total PABS-1 score vs moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, ρ (p = 0.039)
- −0.12
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Development and validation of a scale measuring perceived barriers to physical activity in Spanish for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: the Physical Activity Barriers Scale for pediatric type 1 diabetes (PABS-1) questionnaire. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 4 May 2025. doi:10.
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