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Fear of movement/(Re)injury in low back pain: confirmatory validation of a German version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia

Authors: Adina Carmen Rusu, Nina Kreddig, Dirk Hallner, Janina Hülsebusch, Monika I Hasenbring

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Background

The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), an instrument for measuring fear of movement/(re)injury, has been confirmed as an important predictor for the persistence of pain-related disability. The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of a German version of the TSK (TSK-GV), examining aspects of content validity with special focus on fear-avoidance and endurance, and to confirm criterion-related validity in patients with low back pain (LBP).

Methods

A total of 191 patients with LBP were included in this study. Several models with different factor structures from published studies were compared in a confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistencies of the TSK-GV and its subscales were examined, and correlations with related self-report measures were calculated.

Results

The internal consistency of the TSK-GV was α = 0.73. A two-factor model with 11 items was found to be the best fit for our data. The two factors were labelled Somatic Focus (SF) and Activity Avoidance (AA). The total score, SF and AA revealed moderate to high correlations with other fear-avoidance variables.

Conclusions

The TSK-GV is a reliable and valid measure for assessing the fear of movement/(re)injury.

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Title: Fear of movement/(Re)injury in low back pain: confirmatory validation of a German version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
Authors: Adina Carmen Rusu
Nina Kreddig
Dirk Hallner
Janina Hülsebusch
Monika I Hasenbring
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-280

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