Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2025
Identifier
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003642
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the validity and reliability of a newly adapted Tampa Scale for KP for adolescents with HD (TSK-Heart-A).
METHODS: The TSK-Heart-A survey consists of 17 Likert scale items, producing a summary score (SS) ranging from 17 (low KP) to 68 (high KP). Following content and face validity, adolescents (age 12-18 yr) with arrhythmia disorders or Fontan palliation were recruited. The PROMIS pediatric anxiety and depression short forms, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) generic core and cardiac module, and a PA questionnaire for adolescents (PAQ-A) were used for criterion validity. The TSK-Heart-A was completed twice (20.4 ± 6.3 days apart) for assessment of internal and test-retest reliability. Pearson correlations and Cronbach's alpha determined validity and reliability, respectively.
RESULTS: Adolescents ( n = 63) were 15.5 ± 1.8 yrs old, 50.8% were female, and 69.8% had arrhythmia disorder. Mean TSK-Heart-A SS was 33.8 ± 7.8 (range, 20 to 56). The TSK-Heart-A SS correlated significantly with PROMIS T-scores (anxiety: 49.7 ± 12.2, r = 0.48; depression: 46.9 ± 12.7, r = 0.41), PedsQL score (generic QoL: 75.2 ± 18.9, r = -0.61; cardiac QoL: 74.7 ± 17.5, r = -0.56), and PAQ-A (score: 2.0 ± 0.7, r = -0.35). Test-retest and internal reliability had a total score of r = 0.77 ( P = 0.89).
CONCLUSIONS: The new TSK-Heart-A survey is valid and reliable and suggests that KP is present in some adolescents with HD.
Journal Title
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Volume
57
Issue
6
First Page
1246
Last Page
1256
MeSH Keywords
Humans; Adolescent; Female; Male; Reproducibility of Results; Child; Surveys and Questionnaires; Quality of Life; Phobic Disorders; Heart Diseases; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Fontan Procedure; Kinesiophobia
PubMed ID
39780347
Keywords
ARRHYTHMIA; FEAR; FONTAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Recommended Citation
White DA, Black WR, Cramer E, et al. Validity and Reliability of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia for Adolescents with Heart Disease. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025;57(6):1246-1256. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000003642
Comments
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