Cure8 research brief
Fear of movement was substantially more common and often more severe in people with Crohn’s disease in this study, which could act as a barrier to exercise and rehabilitation. Addressing kinesiophobia may help improve physical activity, function, and psychological wellbeing for people with CD.
Adults with Crohn’s disease, gastroenterology clinicians, IBD multidisciplinary teams (physiotherapists, exercise specialists, psychologists), and researchers studying rehabilitation or quality-of-life interventions in IBD.
This matched case–control study compared fear of movement (kinesiophobia) in 54 Crohn’s disease patients and 54 matched healthy controls using the Spanish short Tampa Scale (TSK-11SV). Patients with CD had higher mean TSK-11SV scores and a higher proportion with moderate-to-extreme kinesiophobia; extreme kinesiophobia occurred only in the CD group.
The authors suggest routine screening and individualized exercise-based interventions for patients with elevated kinesiophobia.
Structured-content depth for this item is an abstract of a single case–control study. The findings show an association between Crohn’s disease and higher self-reported kinesiophobia but do not establish causation. The study sample is moderate (54 patients) and used a Spanish short-form questionnaire; applicability may vary across settings and languages.
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