Assessing dyspnea-related kinesiophobia in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc): validity and reliability of Turkish Breathlessness Beliefs Questionnaire for SSc.

Oğuz UstunDeniz BayraktarIdil Kurut AysinDevrim Can SaracEmre Alp AkataySercan GucenmezEda OtmanMustafa OzmenServet Akar

Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2022)

According to our results, the 12-item Turkish BBQ-SSc is a reliable and valid tool to assess dyspnea-related kinesiophobia in SSc patients. Key Points • There are no structured tools available for assessing dyspnea-related kinesiophobia in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) • The 12-item Turkish Breathlessness Beliefs Questionnaire for SSc (BBQ-SSc) is a reliable and valid tool to assess dyspnea-related kinesiophobia in SSc patients.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
rheumatoid arthritis
patient reported
advanced cancer