RT Journal Article
T1 Validity and reliability of the Spanish fear-avoidance components scale in breast cancer survivors.
A1 Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Daniel
A1 Roldán-Jiménez, Cristina
A1 Pajares, Bella
A1 Alba, Emilio
A1 Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio I
K1 breast cancer
K1 chronic pain
K1 fear avoidance
K1 fear avoidance components scale
K1 psychometric properties
K1 validation studies
AB The aim of this study was to carry out a psychometric analysis of the Fear-Avoidance Components Scale (FACS-Sp) in Spanish breast cancer survivors (BCS). A validation study was carried out in 154 BCS. Participants were recruited from the service of Medical Oncology of the University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, in Málaga (Spain). A psychometric analysis of internal consistency, internal structure and convergent validity of the FACS-Sp was performed. Cronbach's alpha was calculated for internal consistency. Exploratory Factor Analysis was used to determine the internal structure of the FACS-Sp. Convergent validity with the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) was determined using the Pearson correlation coefficient. The internal consistency was high (McDonald's ω = 0.91). The Exploratory Factor Analysis yielded one factor explaining the 40.80% of total variance. Convergent validity with the TSK and the PCS was demonstrated. The FACS-Sp has demonstrated to be a valid and reliable measure for assessing pain-related fear avoidance in BCS based on internal consistency, structural validity and convergent validity. Further studies that analyse other measurement properties in different Spanish cancer populations are needed.
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-23
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18400
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18400
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 9, 2025