Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Heart Taiwan Version Validation

Early assessment of kinesiophobia in cardiovascular disease patients is essential. However, measurement tools are scarce for assessing activity fear in cardiovascular disease patients domestically. Currently, the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for the Heart, developed by Bäck et al. (2012), is the most commonly used scale for measuring kinesiophobia among cardiovascular disease patients. As there is no tool available domestically to measure kinesiophobia in cardiovascular disease patients, this research aims to translate, revise, and establish the Taiwanese version of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Heart and subsequently verify its reliability and validity for clinical assessment of kinesiophobia among cardiovascular disease patients. The methodology involves following the translation model by Jones et al. (2001) to translate the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Heart from the English version to the Taiwan version. Structured questionnaires, including demographic and disease-related information, the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Heart Taiwan Version, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Six-Minute Walk Test, the Taiwan version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-BREF, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale will be used at the cardiological outpatient clinic and inpatient ward of a medical center in Central Taiwan. Patients meeting the study's inclusion criteria and consent to participate in this study will be interviewed. Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Heart Taiwan Version will be examined for content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability.