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835 FEAR OF MOVEMENT/(RE)INJURY IN CHRONIC PAIN: PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF A GERMAN VERSION OF THE TAMPA SCALE FOR KINESIOPHOBIA
Author(s) -
Nigbur K.,
Rusu A.C.,
Hallner D.,
Hasenbring M.I.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.305
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1532-2149
pISSN - 1090-3801
DOI - 10.1016/s1090-3801(09)60838-7
Subject(s) - german , psychology , medicine , medical education , library science , history , computer science , archaeology
Background and Aims: The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), a measure for fear of movement/(re)injury, has been confirmed as an important predictor for the persistence of pain and disability. The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of a German version of the TSK, to examine the use of the inverse items, and to confirm the role of kinesiophobia as a predictor of disability. Methods: 191 patients with chronic low back pain were recruited. The factor structure was assessed using a Principal Components Analysis. Internal consistencies of the TSK and its subscales were examined and correlations with related self-report measures were calculated. Multiple regression analyses examined the role of the TSK as a predictor of pain-related disability. Results: Internal consistency of the TSK was a =0.74. A three-factor solution was found to account for 42.82% of the variance. The TSK explained unique disability variance, even when the influence of age, gender, pain intensity and pain duration was statistically removed. Conclusions: The German version of the TSK has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure for the assessment of fear of movement/(re)injury. In contrast to most of the previous research, the inverse items were not eliminated, but interpreted as a third factor. Importantly, the role of kinesiophobia as a significant predictor of pain-related disability was confirmed.