Giada Pietrabissa1,2, Angela Sorgente3, Alessandro Rossi4, Susan Simpson5, Giuseppe Riva3,6, Gian Mauro Manzoni4,7, James O Prochaska8, Janice M Prochaska9, Roberto Cattivelli4,3, Gianluca Castelnuovo4,3. 1. Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Oggebbio, Verbania, Italy. giada.pietrabissa@unicatt.it. 2. Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy. giada.pietrabissa@unicatt.it. 3. Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy. 4. Psychology Research Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Oggebbio, Verbania, Italy. 5. School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. 6. Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy. 7. Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Novedrate, Como, Italy. 8. Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA. 9. Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc, West Kingston, RI, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the factorial structure of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (IT-URICA) for weight management in a sample of Italian overweight and obese patients enrolled in a nutritional rehabilitation program. METHODS: 334 inpatients completed the translated and adjusted version of the IT-URICA at admission to the hospital. Psychometric testing included confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency (Cronbach's α). RESULTS: The IT-URICA for weight management was successfully translated into Italian, and the factorial analysis confirmed the four-factor solution of the commonly accepted version of the measure. CONCLUSION: High levels of RTC are considered critical to the long-term success of weight management, and the IT-URICA may be an appropriate measure of motivational readiness for use among Italian overweight and obese patients. Its use is, therefore, recommended for clinical and research purposes.
PURPOSE: To examine the factorial structure of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (IT-URICA) for weight management in a sample of Italian overweight and obesepatients enrolled in a nutritional rehabilitation program. METHODS: 334 inpatients completed the translated and adjusted version of the IT-URICA at admission to the hospital. Psychometric testing included confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency (Cronbach's α). RESULTS: The IT-URICA for weight management was successfully translated into Italian, and the factorial analysis confirmed the four-factor solution of the commonly accepted version of the measure. CONCLUSION: High levels of RTC are considered critical to the long-term success of weight management, and the IT-URICA may be an appropriate measure of motivational readiness for use among Italian overweight and obesepatients. Its use is, therefore, recommended for clinical and research purposes.
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Obesity; Overweight; Readiness to change; Stages of change; University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale; Validation
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