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- The FANTASTIC questionnaire: translation, adaptation, and validation of the lifestyle assessment instrument in Portuguese preadolescentsPublication . Rodrigues-Pires, Filipe; Festas, Constança; Amado, João; Neves-Amado, João; Almeida, SofiaBackground: Lifestyles built in pre-adolescence will influence all human development throughoutthe life cycle. Its diagnosis constitutes an effective need for the provision of nursing care in terms ofschool health.Objective: To translate, adapt and validate the FANTASTICO questionnaire for Portuguese preadolescents.Methodology: A process of translation and adaptation of the questionnaire was carried out using theDelphi technique. A specific computer base it was created. An exploratory study was carried out toevaluate the instrument’s psychometric properties. The process took place between January and July 2019.Results: The translated version and adapted by an expert panel maintained the 30 items of the originalinstrument. The exploratory study revealed that the instrument has good psychometric properties witha total Cronbach’s alpha of 0.72.Conclusion: The Portuguese version O Meu Estilo de Vida FANTASTICO (pre-adolescents) is a goodmeasuring instrument to assess the lifestyles of Portuguese pre-adolescents.
- The lifestyles of Portuguese adolescents: use of the FANTÁSTICO questionnairePublication . Rodrigues-Pires, Filipe; Festas, Constança; Amado, JoãoBackground: The transition to the second cycle of basic education is characterized by several changes that present adolescents with different social, emotional, and relational challenges that are likely to influence their healthy lifestyles. Objective: To describe the lifestyles of adolescents attending the second cycle of basic education in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study was conducted with a probability sample of 170 adolescents from five schools in the Madeira Archipelago, using the FANTÁSTICO questionnaire. Results: The participants were mostly adolescents aged 10 years (77.10%). The lifestyle measurement revealed that 56.5% of the participants were at the “Very Good” level. The dimensions with the least positive scores were “Physical and Social Activity,” “Insight,” “Nutrition” and “Health Control and Sexuality.” Conclusion: Assessing the lifestyles of adolescents allowed the characterization of this population and the identification of intervention foci that were considered highly relevant for the implementation of health promotion interventions.