Abstract
Objective
To develop and validate a scale to measure fear of activity in patients with coronary
artery disease.
Design
Psychometric study.
Setting
Outpatient cardiology clinics.
Participants
The scale was applied to patients who had myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass
grafting, or percutaneous coronary intervention within the last 12 months (N=250).
Interventions
A scale for fear of activity in patients with coronary artery disease (Fact-CAD) was
created through semistructured focus group interviews with patients. Face and content
validity of Fact-CAD was verified.
Main Outcome Measures
Psychometric analysis included model fit, unidimensionality, reliability, local dependency,
differential item functioning, and external construct validity. Analyses were performed
using the Rasch Analysis Model.
Results
Fact-CAD scale was a reliable (high Person Separation Index of 0.89) and valid (unidimensional,
no misfit, local independency supported, no residual correlations) measure of fear
of activity. Three items showed differential item functioning according to employment
status, marital status, and angina pectoris, which were not assigned as real item
bias by experts and remained in the model.
Conclusion
Fact-CAD was supported by Rasch analysis as a psychometrically valid scale to evaluate
fear of activity in patients with coronary artery disease.
List of abbreviations:
BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory), BDI (Beck Depression Inventory), CAD (coronary artery disease), CR (cardiac rehabilitation), DIF (differential item functioning), MI (myocardial infarction), NHP (Nottingham Health Profile), PA (physical activity), PSI (Person Separation Index), TSK (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia)Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: September 25, 2019
Footnotes
Disclosures: none.
Clinical Trial Registration No.: NCT03858829.
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