The Validity and Reliability Study of Turkish Version of Body Perception Questionnaire

Completed

• Conditions: Body Image
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04411394
• Lead Sponsor: Yeditepe University

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-05-03
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-14
• Study Completion: 2020-04-03
• Status Verified: 2020-05
• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-05-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-05-30
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-02
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 295

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Anxiety Participants	Questionnaire	There is no intervention
Healthy Participants	Questionnaire	There is no intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospitalized Anxiety and Depression Scale	through study completion, an average of 1 year	To understand if they have anxiety problem
Body Perception Questionnaire	through study completion, an average of 1 year	To understand the body perception

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yeditepe University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey