Development and Validation of Acupuncture Fear Scale
Joint Authors
Kim, Song-Yi
Kim, Ho-Sun
Chang, Dong-Seon
Lee, Hyejung
Lee, Hwa-Jin
Chae, Younbyoung
Lee, Hyangsook
Park, Hi-Joon
Kim, Yun-Ji
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Ho-Sun& Kim, Yun-Ji& Lee, Hwa-Jin& Kim, Song-Yi& Lee, Hyangsook& Chang, Dong-Seon…[et al.]. 2013. Development and Validation of Acupuncture Fear Scale. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447183
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Ho-Sun…[et al.]. Development and Validation of Acupuncture Fear Scale. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447183
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Ho-Sun& Kim, Yun-Ji& Lee, Hwa-Jin& Kim, Song-Yi& Lee, Hyangsook& Chang, Dong-Seon…[et al.]. Development and Validation of Acupuncture Fear Scale. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447183
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447183