Psychometric validation of the Serbian version of the Fear Avoidance Component Scale (FACS).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Fear Avoidance Components Scale (FACS) is a new patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaire designed to comprehensively evaluate fear avoidance (FA) beliefs and attitudes in persons with painful medical conditions. The original English version has demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties, including concurrent and predictive validity. Two factors have been identified: 1. general fear avoidance; and 2. types of activities that are avoided.

Methods

The FACS was first translated into Serbian, and then psychometrically validated. A cohort of 322 chronic musculoskeletal pain subjects completed the FACS-Serb and additional FA-related patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures. Their FACS-Serb scores were then compared to a cohort of 68 acute pain subjects.

Res

SUBMITTER: Knezevic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6152979 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature