Publications by authors named "Cristiano da Silva Marinho"
Psychometric testing confirms that the Brazilian-Portuguese adaptations, the original versions of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia have similar measurement properties.
Fabricio Soares de Souza Cristiano da Silva Marinho Fabiano Botelho Siqueira Christopher Gerard Maher Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
April 2008
Study Design: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric testing of 2 questionnaires.
Objective: The objectives of this study were to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) to Brazilian-Portuguese and to test the psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese versions of the FABQ and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK).
Summary Of Background Data: Self-report measures of fear-avoidance have been widely used in clinical practice and in research.