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ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2018

Measuring Fear of Physical Activity in Patients with Heart Failure.

Jeremia M Hoffmann, Susan Hellwig, Vincent M Brandenburg, Heike Spaderna

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Article in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03119298 (Measuring Fear of Physical Activity in Patients With Heart Failure Using Questionnaires and Physiological Parameters), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers.

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NCT03119298 completednot on this map

Measuring Fear of Physical Activity in Patients With Heart Failure Using Questionnaires and Physiological Parameters

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of TrierRan2017 to 2019Enrolled60ConditionsChronic Heart Failure, Fear of Physical Activity
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Confirmatory Factory Analysis of the Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire (ESQ).Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2025
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  7. Clin-STAR Corner: Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Heart Failure.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jeremia M HoffmannDivision of Health Psychology, Trier University, Department of Nursing Science, 54286, Trier, Germany.
Susan HellwigDepartment of Individual Differences, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 2, 45141, Essen, Germany.
Vincent M BrandenburgDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Heike SpadernaDivision of Health Psychology, Trier University, Department of Nursing Science, 54286, Trier, Germany. spaderna@uni-trier.de.
Universität Trier · DERWTH Aachen University · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFear of physical activity (FoPA) has been suggested as a psychological barrier to exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and everyday physical activity (PA) in patients with heart failure (HF). We evaluated the recently developed Fear of Activity in Situations-Heart Failure (FActS-HF) questionnaire that assesses affective/cognitive fear reactions to situations of varying PA intensities.

methodsThe FActS-HF was given to 132 ambulatory patients with stable HF (67 ± 12 years, 80% men). In 121 participants with valid FActS-HF data, the questionnaire's dimensionality was investigated. Psychometric properties were determined in terms of reliability and validity. We assessed convergent and discriminant correlations of FoPA with anxiety, kinesiophobia, and depression. External validation criteria encompassed clinical variables and objectively assessed accelerometer measures of everyday PA in a subsample of 61 participants.

resultsThe FActS-HF measures a unidimensional construct (i.e., FoPA) based on items presenting varying PA intensities (i.e., the more intense the PA, the stronger the fear response). The scale demonstrated good 2-week stability (r

conclusionThe FActS-HF is a reliable and valid instrument to measure FoPA in patients with HF and provides a promising tool for further research and practice.

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Surveys and QuestionnairesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyDepressionExerciseFearFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsAccelerometryHeart failureKinesiophobiaPhysical activityPsychometrics

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