Abstract No: 359 Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of The Gujarati Version of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11)
Binal Gajjar, Anshu KotakPurpose:
To translate and validate the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11(TSK-11) into Gujarati language.
Relevance:
Kinesiophobia describes a situation where “patient has an excessive, irrational and debilitating fear of movement and activity resulting from a feeling of vulnerability to painful injury or re-injury. The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia11(TSK-11) evaluates pain associated fear, which is an important factor in the cognitive assessment of musculoskeletal pain according to the biopsychosocial model. Direct translation into native language helps in making the content culturally relevant and contextually appropriate.
Participants:
Patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders aged ≥18 years.
Method:
Permission to translate the scale was taken from the author. The scale was translated into Gujarati as per the WHO guidelines using the forward-backward method. Gujarati translation was done by Gujarati translator. An expert panel of 7 professionals (5-Physiotherapist,2-orthopaedic surgeons) determined the content validity. Following their suggestions, validated Gujarati version TSK-11-G-1 was made. Backward translation was done by a translator. A pilot study was conducted on 5 patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders to determine fluency, ease and understanding. Suggestions were added and final Gujarati version TSK-11-G-2 was made. This version was administered on 15 participants to find out inter-rater reliability and Cronbach’s alpha with 2days interval.
Analysis:
Test- retest reliability, internal consistency, face validity, and Scale level content validity were assessed using SPSS version20.
Results:
The Gujarati version of the TSK-11 has high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=0.97) and interclass correlation coefficient(ICC=0.95). We found high Face validity and Scale level content validity index(SCVI =0.93).
Conclusion:
The Gujarati version of Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-TSK-11 is valid and reliable.
Implications:
In research and clinical practice, having TSK-11 tool in the native Gujarati language improves data collection accuracy, enables easier follow-up, better outcomes with holistic view in patient’s progress.