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Development and Validation of Acupuncture Fear Scale

Objectives. Strong aversions to acupuncture have been an obstacle to understanding its intrinsic action of acupuncture. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the nature and extent of fear of acupuncture treatment. Our study aims to develop and validate an instrument that evaluates a patient's fear...

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Autores principales: Kim, Ho-Sun, Kim, Yun-Ji, Lee, Hwa-Jin, Kim, Song-Yi, Lee, Hyangsook, Chang, Dong-Seon, Lee, Hyejung, Park, Hi-Joon, Chae, Younbyoung
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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23662109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/109704
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author Kim, Ho-Sun
Kim, Yun-Ji
Lee, Hwa-Jin
Kim, Song-Yi
Lee, Hyangsook
Chang, Dong-Seon
Lee, Hyejung
Park, Hi-Joon
Chae, Younbyoung
author_facet Kim, Ho-Sun
Kim, Yun-Ji
Lee, Hwa-Jin
Kim, Song-Yi
Lee, Hyangsook
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description Objectives. Strong aversions to acupuncture have been an obstacle to understanding its intrinsic action of acupuncture. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the nature and extent of fear of acupuncture treatment. Our study aims to develop and validate an instrument that evaluates a patient's fear of acupuncture treatment. Methods. We have developed an acupuncture fear scale, a 16-item instrument which assesses the acupuncture fear score and uses it to survey 275 participants in South Korea, thus testing the reliability and validity of the instrument. Results. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha = 0.935). Test-retest reliability (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient) among 33 participants out of 275 ranged from 0.565 to 0.797 (P < 0.001). Principal component analysis revealed two factors accounting for 68% of the variance, which are painful sensation and possible adverse events, respectively. The acupuncture fear scale was positively correlated with the total of fear of pain questionnaire-III (r = 0.423, P < 0.001). Conclusions. The acupuncture fear scale can be a valid and reliable instrument that can measure fear of acupuncture treatment. These results strongly suggest that it would be a clinically useful tool to assess fear of acupuncture in the acupuncture clinic setting and an important instrument to understand the complex social-behavioral component of acupuncture modality.
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spelling pubmed-36386052013-05-09 Development and Validation of Acupuncture Fear Scale Kim, Ho-Sun Kim, Yun-Ji Lee, Hwa-Jin Kim, Song-Yi Lee, Hyangsook Chang, Dong-Seon Lee, Hyejung Park, Hi-Joon Chae, Younbyoung Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Objectives. Strong aversions to acupuncture have been an obstacle to understanding its intrinsic action of acupuncture. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the nature and extent of fear of acupuncture treatment. Our study aims to develop and validate an instrument that evaluates a patient's fear of acupuncture treatment. Methods. We have developed an acupuncture fear scale, a 16-item instrument which assesses the acupuncture fear score and uses it to survey 275 participants in South Korea, thus testing the reliability and validity of the instrument. Results. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha = 0.935). Test-retest reliability (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient) among 33 participants out of 275 ranged from 0.565 to 0.797 (P < 0.001). Principal component analysis revealed two factors accounting for 68% of the variance, which are painful sensation and possible adverse events, respectively. The acupuncture fear scale was positively correlated with the total of fear of pain questionnaire-III (r = 0.423, P < 0.001). Conclusions. The acupuncture fear scale can be a valid and reliable instrument that can measure fear of acupuncture treatment. These results strongly suggest that it would be a clinically useful tool to assess fear of acupuncture in the acupuncture clinic setting and an important instrument to understand the complex social-behavioral component of acupuncture modality. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-04-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3638605/ /pubmed/23662109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/109704 Text en Copyright © 2013 Ho-Sun Kim et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Park, Hi-Joon
Chae, Younbyoung
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23662109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/109704
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