07 February 2026 : Clinical Research
Kinesiophobia in Multiple Sclerosis: Associations with Age, Anxiety, and Physical Activity
Wioletta Mikuľáková
ABCDEF 1*, Lucia Demjanovič Kendrová BDEF 1, Eleonóra Klímová BDE 1, Štefánia Andraščiková EFG 2, Miloslav Gajdoš DEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951924
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951924
Table 4 Spearman’s ρ between TSK and predictors (higher scores=more of construct).
| Variable | KinesiophobiaN=148 | |
|---|---|---|
| r | P | |
| Gender | −0.097 | P=0.240 |
| Age | 0.213 | P=0.009 |
| Disease duration | 0.095 | P=0.244 |
| MS course | 0.102 | P=0.217 |
| Immunomodulatory therapy | −0.025 | P=0.765 |
| EDSS | 0.238 | P=0.004 |
| General health | −0.454 | P<0.0001 |
| Physical function | −0.208 | P=0.011 |
| Role physical | −0.277 | P<0.001 |
| Body pain | −0.404 | P<0.0001 |
| Vitality | −0.360 | P<0.0001 |
| Social functioning | −0.238 | P=0.004 |
| Role emotional | −0.312 | P<0.0001 |
| Mental health | −0.366 | P<0.0001 |
| SF-36 PCS | −0.401 | P<0.0001 |
| SF-36 MCS | −0.415 | P<0.0001 |
| MFIS P | 0.364 | P<0.0001 |
| MFIS C | 0.478 | P<0.0001 |
| MFIS PS | 0.378 | P<0.0001 |
| MFIS | 0.457 | P<0.0001 |
| SDS | 0.372 | P<0.0001 |
| BAI | 0.354 | P<0.0001 |
| GLTEQ | −0.463 | P<0.0001 |
| SF-36 – Short Form 36 Health Subject Questionnaire; SF-36 PCS – Physical component summary; SF-36 MCS – Mental component summary; EDSS – Expanded Disability Status Scale; MFIS P – Modified Fatigue Impact Scale – physical subscale; MFIS C – Modified Fatigue Impact Scale – cognitive subscale; MFIS PS – Modified Fatigue Impact Scale – psychosocial subscale; MFIS – Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; SDS – Zung’s Self-Rating Depression Scale; BAI – Beck Anxiety Inventory; GLTEQ – Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, r – Spearman correlation coefficients; – level of significance. | ||