Responsiveness of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in Italian subjects with chronic low back pain undergoing motor and cognitive rehabilitation

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 2882 - 2888
• Main Authors: Monticone, Marco, Ambrosini, Emilia, Rocca, Barbara, Foti, Calogero, Ferrante, Simona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Chronic Disease; Cognitive Therapy - methods; Disability Evaluation; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Humans; Italy; Low Back Pain - diagnosis; Low Back Pain - psychology; Low Back Pain - rehabilitation; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Original Article; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods; Pain Measurement - methods; Phobic Disorders - diagnosis; Phobic Disorders - etiology; Psychometrics - instrumentation; Psychometrics - standards; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surgical Orthopedics; Responsiveness; Minimal important changes; Kinesiophobia; Chronic low back pain; TSK

Purpose The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) is a commonly used measure for the assessment of kinesiophobia related to spinal diseases. The Italian version showed satisfactory psychometric properties, but its responsiveness has not yet been evaluated. This observational study is aimed at evaluatin...