Observational studyRheumatology international2020
Development and initial validation of a questionnaire to assess facilitators and barriers to physical activity for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and/or psoriatic arthritis.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers and facilitators to rehabilitation exercise adherence in older adults with hip fractures: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Influence of perceived barriers and facilitators for physical activity on physical activity levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional study of 150 patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- Extrapersonal barriers and facilitators to physical activity in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a scoping review.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Article
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- Dynamic psychological vulnerability and adaptation in rheumatoid arthritis: Trajectories, predictors, and interventions.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Review
- Understanding physical activity participation in people living with rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2026Article
- Impaired cardiorespiratory fitness in psoriatic arthritis: insights from cardiopulmonary exercise testing.RMD open · 2025Article
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- Co-development of an evidence-informed, theoretically driven exercise programme for people with chronic non-specific neck pain (the EPIC-Neck programme - "Exercise Prescription Improved through Co-design").BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis.International journal of rheumatic diseases · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the Decisional Balance Scale for Physical Activity in Female Survivors of Violence (DBSPA-FSV).Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Twenty-four hour physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep profiles in adults living with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional latent class analysis.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Article
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- Influence of kinesiophobia on activity, function, and anxiety levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- High-quality research on physical therapy in psoriatic arthritis is needed: a systematic review.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Review
- Persons with rheumatoid arthritis have higher barriers to physical activity than controls: a cross-sectional study using the Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity Questionnaire (FasBarPAQ).Rheumatology international · 2023Article
- The barriers and facilitators to physical activity in people with a musculoskeletal condition: A rapid review of reviews using the COM-B model to support intervention development.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2022Review
- Conceptualization and development of a questionnaire to determine physical activity barriers.Physical activity and nutrition · 2022Article
- Wearable activity trackers and artificial intelligence in the management of rheumatic diseases : Where are we in 2021?Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2021Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
To develop and validate a self-administered questionnaire to identify in people with Inflammatory arthritis (IA) Facilitators And Barriers to Physical activity (PA): the IFAB questionnaire. The development of the questionnaire included a systematic review of barriers and facilitators to PA to identify key themes, face validity assessment by 11 experts, and cognitive debriefing with 14 patients. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed by convergent validity (Spearman correlation) against the modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (mHAQ), the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire subscale for PA and the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, internal consistency (Cronbach α) in 63 IA patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Reliability and feasibility were assessed in 32 IA patients. The questionnaire comprises 10 items: 4 assessing either barriers or facilitators, 3 assessing barriers, and 3 assessing facilitators. The items are related to psychological status (N = 6), social support (N = 2), disease (N = 1), environmental factors (N = 1). The validation study included 63 patients: 26 RA, 24 axSpA, 13 PsA; with mean age 52.8 (standard deviation 16.5) years, mean disease duration 12.5 (12.3) years, and 53% of women. The questionnaire was correlated (rho = 0.24) with mHAQ. Internal consistency (Cronbach α 0.69) and reliability (interclass coefficient 0.79 [95% confidence interval 0.59; 0.88]) were satisfactory, as was feasibility (missing data 12%, mean completion time < 5 min). The questionnaire allows the assessment of barriers and facilitators to PA in patients with IA. This questionnaire may guide targeted interventions to increase levels of PA in these patients.
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