Fear of movement/(re)injury in chronic pain: A psychometric assessment of the original English version of the Tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK)

J. French, Douglas; France, Christopher; Vigneau, François; A. French, Julie; Rhys Evans, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.pain.2006.07.016

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Fear of movement/(re)injury in chronic pain: A psychometric assessment of the original English version of the Tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK)

Published in Pain • Sep 8, 2006

Authors:

Douglas J. French

Christopher France

François Vigneau

Abstract

The Tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK) was developed to measure fear of movement/(re)injury in chronic pain patients. Although studies of the Dutch adaptation of the TSK have identified fear of movement/(re)injury as an important predictor of chronic pain, pain-related avoidance behaviour, and disa...

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Psychology

Construct validity

Chronic pain

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