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ArticleBMC psychology2024

The persian version of the fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire among iranian post-surgery patients: a translation and psychometrics.

Hamid Sharif-Nia, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Amir Hossein Shafighi, Jason W Osborne, Reza Fatehi, Poorya Nowrozi, Bita Mohammadi

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Hamid Sharif-NiaPsychosomatic Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Erika Sivarajan FroelicherDepartment of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Amir Hossein ShafighiDepartment of Nursing, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. amirhossein.cfc.1997@gmail.com.
Jason W OsborneDepartment of Statistics, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Reza FatehiStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Poorya NowroziStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. npoorya91@gmail.com.
Bita MohammadiMaster of Nursing, Hospital Nurse 17 Shahrivar Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

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introductionFear-avoidance beliefs (FAB) play a crucial role in the treatment outcomes of post-surgery patients. These beliefs can lead to activity avoidance, increased pain, and decreased quality of life. Therefore, accurately measuring these beliefs in Iranian patients is of significant importance. The Fear-Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (FABQ) is a patient-reported questionnaire that evaluates individuals' FAB. Since the validity and reliability of the Persian version of FABQ (FABQ-P) have not been assessed based on the Iranian population and sociocultural contexts, the current study has been implemented to determine the reliability and validity of the FABQ-P among Iranian post-operative patients by translation and psychometric properties.

methodsThis methodological study conducted in 2023, a sample of 400 patients who had undergone surgery were selected using a convenience sampling method. The scale used in the study was translated and its psychometric properties were evaluated through network analysis and assessments of construct validity (including exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), convergent validity, and discriminant validity. Additionally, the study assessed the internal consistency of the scale.

resultsThe MLEFA results with Promax and Kaiser Normalization rotation yielded two factors explaining 57.91% of the variance, encompassing 13 items. Also, the model was approved by CFA. Convergent and discriminant validity have been confirmed through the following criteria: Average Variance Extracted (AVE) exceeding 0.5, Composite Reliability (CR) surpassing 0.7, and Heterotrait-Monotrait Ratio of Correlations (HTMT) equating to 0.597. As for reliability, Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability (CR), and MaxR for all constructs were greater than 0.7, demonstrating good internal consistency.

conclusionAs demonstrated by the results, the FABQ-P has a satisfactory level of reliability along with authentic validity according to the sociocultural contexts of Iranian post-operative patients.

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FearPsychometricsAdultAgedAvoidance LearningFemaleHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative PeriodReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsYoung AdultAvoidance beliefsFear-avoidancePersianPsychometricsReliabilityValidity

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