Clinical trial NCT04411394: The Validity and Reliability Study of Turkish Version of Body Perception Questionnaire
Official title: The Validity and Reliability Study of Turkish Version of Body Perception Questionnaire
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Body Image
Keywords: Anxiety
Body Perception Questionnaire
Interoception
Validity
Reliability
Lead sponsor: Yeditepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-06-02
Enrollment: 295
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 77
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Marmara Region

Brief summary: The present study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ) through the Turkish translation of the questionnaire and the intercultural adaptation. The Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ) is a self-report measure of body awareness and autonomic reactivity. Its items are based on the organization of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), a set of neural pathways connecting the brain and body.

Detailed description: The present study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the "Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ) through the Turkish translation of the questionnaire and the intercultural adaptation. The Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ) is a self-report measure of body awareness and autonomic reactivity. Its items are based on the organization of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), a set of neural pathways connecting the brain and body. These pathways send information from the body about the status of organs and tissues (i.e., afferent projections). Some of these incoming signals form a basis for the subjective awareness of the body. The ANS also carries signals that control the functions of these organs and tissues (i.e., efferent projections). These signals can alter the functions of the body, depending on internal and external needs. The study includes 175 healthy participants and 120 participants with anxiety. Beaton's 6-step procedure was used for translation and intercultural adaptation. After the steps of the procedure were completed, the questionnaire was finalized.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a volunteer to participate in the study
* Being between the age of 18 - 77
* Understand and follow commands
* Not diagnosed a psychiatric disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

* Younger than the age of 18
* Reported taking psychotropic drugs and/or beta-blockers
* Did not complete the questions
* Having any surgical operation in the last six months
* Diagnosed chronic cardiovascular, pulmonary or neuromuscular systemic disorder

Primary outcomes:
measure: Body Perception Questionnaire
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: Hospitalized Anxiety and Depression Scale
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Yeditepe University
Study officials:
affiliation: Yeditepe University, Faculty of Health Science
name: Feryal Subaşı, Professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Sense On
name: Aymen Balıkçı, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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