Turkish Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire

Turkish Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire

Interoceptive complex sensations and fear beliefs resulting from cardiac risk factors or cardiovascular disease can further increase one's awareness and attention to bodily situations and cause differences in the interpretation of somatic sensations. These intraceptive somatic sensations may be the underlying factors for participation in exercise and compliance with exercise programs No Turkish questionnaire evaluating unpleasant sensations (Exercise sensitivity) was found. Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire, which we planned to validate in our study, is a questionnaire developed by Samantha Farris et al. in 2020 to measure anxiety, exercise avoidance behavior and exercise sensitivity, which are frequently observed in individuals with heart disease.

The reliability and validity of the scale will begin with language equivalence and cultural adaptation. The scale will be translated from English to Turkish by two people who are fluent in Turkish and English. A single Turkish translation will be obtained from these two Turkish translations with a common opinion. The scale, which has been translated into Turkish, will be translated into English by two other people who are fluent in Turkish and English. The scale translated into English will be compared with the original. If the developer of the scale, miguel blacutt and Stults-Kolehmainen approves the translation of the scale, participants will be recruited for the study. In the pre-trial phase, a pre- assessment will be conducted with 15 participants to test the intelligibility of the scale. Based on the results of the pre-test phase, the final version of Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire will be able to be modified. Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire scale questions and questions in the data collection form face to face 450 participants will be included in the study. In order to evaluate the validity of the Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire.Tampa Kinesiophobia- Heart and Tampa Kinesiophobia has been validated in Turkish, will be used. Scales will be repeated after 15 days to assess test-retest reliability.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being older than 35 years,
• Having a self-reported heart disease (heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, coronary by-pass surgery, heart valve surgery, history of stable angina, cardiac have battery)
• To have agreed to participate in the study,
• have internet access,
• Being a mother tongue Turkish.
• Carrying at least two of the cardiac risk factors (hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia/dyslipidemia, overweight or obesity (BMI>25), physical inactivity (less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, smoking)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not answering all questions
• Cognitive defect or cooperation disorder