ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2026
Kinesiophobia and its impact on shoulder function in patients following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of the supraspinatus tendon: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundRotator cuff tears are common and debilitating, with arthroscopic repair being the preferred treatment. However, the relationship between kinesiophobia and shoulder function remains insufficiently explored.
objectivesThis study aims to assess shoulder function and kinesiophobia levels in patients six weeks after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) of the supraspinatus tendon, and to explore their interrelationships to provide insights for improving recovery and patient outcomes.
methodsThe study involved 129 patients who had undergone ARCR of the supraspinatus tendon at a tertiary hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, between March 2023 and May 2024. A general information questionnaire, the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), the Constant-Murley Score (CMS), the Self-Efficacy for Exercise (SEE) scale, the Groningen Orthopaedic Social Support Scale (GO-SSS), the Numeric Pain rating scale(NRPS), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) were used to survey. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression models via SPSS 29.0 software. The STROBE checklist guides the reporting of the manuscript.
resultsThe average TSK score was 46.90 ± 5.40, with 96.12% of patients scoring above the threshold for high kinesiophobia. The mean score for the CMS was 37.93 ± 16.04. Analysis revealed that TSK score (β = -0.149, p = 0.027), age (β = -0.189, p = 0.005), and NRPS score (β = -0.658, p < 0.001) significantly influenced CMS scores, accounting for 52.7% of the variance in shoulder function.
conclusionsKinesiophobia is at a high level among patients 6 weeks after ARCR of the supraspinatus tendon. Higher levels of kinesiophobia are associated with poorer shoulder function following the surgery. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Future clinical practice may consider assessing kinesiophobia during early postoperative care to identify patients after ARCR of the supraspinatus tendon with fear of movement, which could be considered when planning individualized rehabilitation strategies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.