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Impact of kinesiophobia on initiation of cardiac rehabilitation

a prospective cohort path analysis

Article

Impact of kinesiophobia on initiation of cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective cohort path analysis

Objectives

To identify factors associated with kinesiophobia (fear of movement) after cardiac hospitalisation and to assess the impact of kinesiophobia on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) initiation.<br/><br/>Design Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Academic Medical Centre, Department of Cardiology.

Participants

We performed a prospective cohort study in cardiac patients recruited at hospital discharge. In total, 149 patients (78.5% male) with a median age of 65 years were included, of which 82 (59%) were referred for CR.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We assessed kinesiophobia with the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK). For this study, the total score was used (range 13–52). We assessed baseline factors (demographics, cardiac disease history, questionnaire data on anxiety, biopsychosocial complexity and self-efficacy) associated with kinesiophobia using linear regression with backward elimination. For linear regression, the standardised beta (β) was reported. Prospectively, the impact of kinesiophobia on probability of CR initiation, in the first 3 months after hospital discharge (subsample referred for CR), was assessed with logistic regression. For logistic regression, the OR was reported.

Results

Moderate and severe levels of kinesiophobia were found in 22.8%. In the total sample, kinesiophobia was associated with cardiac anxiety (β=0.33, 95% CI: 0.19 to 0.48), social complexity (β=0.23, 95% CI: 0.06 to 0.39) and higher education (β=−0.18, 95% CI: −0.34 to −0.02). In those referred for CR, kinesiophobia was negatively associated with self-efficacy (β=−0.29, 95% CI: −0.47 to −0.12) and positively with cardiac anxiety (β=0.43, 95% CI: 0.24 to 0.62). Kinesiophobia decreased the probability of CR initiation (ORRange13–52 points=0.92, 95% CI: 0.85 to 0.99).

Conclusion

In patients hospitalised for cardiovascular disease, kinesiophobia is associated with cardiac anxiety, social complexity, educational level and self-efficacy. Kinesiophobia decreased the likelihood of CR initiation with 8% per point on the TSK.

Reference Keessen, P., Kan, K.-J., ter Riet, G., Visser, B., Jørstad, H., Latour, C., van Duijvenbode, I., & Scholte op Reimer, W. (2022). Impact of kinesiophobia on initiation of cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective cohort path analysis. BMJ Open, 12(11). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066435
Published by  Urban Vitality 25 November 2022

Publication date

Nov 2022

Author(s)

Kees-Jan Kan
Harald Jørstad
Wilma Scholte op Reimer

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