The Modified Tampa-Scale of Kinesiophobia for Anterior Shoulder Instability.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess content validity and to modify the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) to make it suitable for application in patients with anterior shoulder instability.

Methods

A four-round Delphi method was performed to establish expert consensus on developing the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for patients with anterior shoulder instability (TSK-SI) using an expert group of Dutch shoulder-specialized orthopedic surgeons and physiotherapists. During round 1, experts were asked to score the 17 items of the original TSK on relevance and construction using the COSMIN guidelines. With this feedback, questions were reviewed and modified. During round 2, experts were asked to score the modified items. This process was repeated until consensus was established. Then, patients were

SUBMITTER: van Iersel TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10461199 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature