Development of Pain Related Avoidance of Movement Questionnaire

Development and Implementation of Pain Related Avoidance of Movement

In recent studies, it has been shown that people may have avoidance of movement due to pain. However, there is no scale that evaluates avoidance of movement due to pain in musculoskeletal problems. The aim of this study is to develop a scale to measure how much pain-related movement and activity is avoided in individuals with musculoskeletal pain, and to examine the results of its clinical application.

Approaches and methods to be applied in the research;

• Demographic information (age, gender, weight, height, pain location, pain duration and diagnose) form will be recorded.
• Creation of questionnaire items
• Reviewing of items/questions
• Patients who accept to fill out the questionnaire and who has complain of musculoskeletal pain will be asked to answer the questions.
• Editing the scale according to the answers
• Reliability and validity studies of the questionnaire
• Investigation of the results of applying the scale with clinical follow-up

To compare results of Pain-Related Avoidance of Movement Questionnaire following common used questionnaires are going to be used;

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
• Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale
• Oswestry Low Back Pain and Disability Index-2.0

SPSS version 23 (SPSS Inc, Armonk, NY) program will be used in the analysis of the data.

Inclusion Criteria;

• Having agreed to fill out the questionnaire
• Having pain caused by problems related to the musculoskeletal system
• Not having any disability in performing activities of daily living

Exclusion Criteria;

• Individuals who are not allowed to move due to pain
• If they have undergone surgery, individuals who have inconveniences in moving due to surgery
• Individuals who have cognitive problems in completing the questionnaire