Validity and reliability of the social support scale in chronic diseases–TR (SSCII-TR)

The effect of pain social support on kinesiophobia in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis: The mediating role of self-perceived burden

OBJECTIVES

This study would investigate the role of self-perceived burden in mediating the relationship between pain social support and kinesiophobia.

METHODS

A convenience sampling method was used to survey 386 older patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a hospital in Liaoning Province. They were surveyed using the general demographic questionnaire, pain social support scale (SPQ), self-perceived burden scale (SPBS), and tampa scale of kinesiophobia(TSK-11).

RESULTS

Pain social support had a negative correlation with kinesiophobia(r=-0.336, p < 0.01). The self-perceived burden was positively correlated with kinesiophobia(r = 0.583, p < 0.01). The mediating effect of self-perceived burden accounted for 43.40% of the total effect.

CONCLUSIONS

The study had shown the mediating role of self-perceived burden to be beneficial in reducing kinesiophobia in older rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Factors associated with kinesiophobia in Chinese older adults patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: A cross-sectional survey

OBJECTIVES

To identify important determinants of kinesiophobia in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee bassed on demographics, social support and pain, and self-perceived burden factors.

METHODS

A cross-sectional survey of 304 older adults patients with knee osteoarthritis from two hospitals in Jinzhou, Liaoning, China. General Demographic Questionnaire, the Social Support and Pain Scale (SPQ), the Self-Perceived Burden Scale (SPBS), and the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TSK-11) were used to collect the data.

RESULTS

The results showed that the prevalence of kinesiophobia in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee was 57.89%. Marital status, education, knowledge of the condition, pain level, SPQ, and SPBS levels were significant determinants of kinesiophobia, which together explained 43.2% of the variance.

CONCLUSIONS

The prevalence of kinesiophobia in older adults with knee osteoarthritis is very high. Health care workers should take early intervention measures to improve social support and pain and reduce the self-perceived burden, thereby promoting recovery from disease.

Cultural Validation and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Geriatric Pain Measure in the Elderly

BACKGROUND

Many pain problems and untreated pain are known to adversely affect the quality of life of the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM) in the elderly.

METHODS

This research was carried out on 244 elderly who were recruited from a university hospital. Content validity, criterion validity, and factorial construct validity were used to test the validity stages; internal consistency and item analysis were used to determine the reliability of the Turkish GPM.

RESULTS

For content validity, the Kendall goodness-of-fit correlation test was performed (Kendall's W = 0.275, P = 0.07). The criterion validity of the GPM was determined by item analysis based on the differences between averages of upper-lower group item scores that were significant (t = 38.597, P < 0.005). According to the factor analysis results of the scale, factor loadings were significant, with standardized loadings ranging from 0.40 to 0.87. Cronbach's alpha was found to be reliable for the total scale (0.85), and subscale alpha coefficients ranged from 0.67 to 0.93. The item analysis of the scale showed that all of the correlations between the items of the scale were significant.

CONCLUSIONS

The Turkish version of the GPM was found to be a reliable and valid tool to measure the quality and severity of pain in the elderly.