Latent profile analysis for kinesiophobia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

The study was done at one hospital in Beijing, so the profiles may not apply to patients in other settings. The high-kinesiophobia group had only 7 patients, so estimates for that small group are unstable. The design was cross-sectional, so it cannot show how kinesiophobia changes after surgery or whether the profiles predict recovery. Fear of movement was measured only by self-report, with no objective activity or functional capacity measures. Patients with psychiatric disorders, severe organ impairment, unstable cardiovascular events, or communication problems were excluded, so the findings may not apply to more distressed or medically unstable patients. The study did not measure anxiety or depression, so these could influence the profiles.

Do not conclude that screening or tailored counseling will improve postoperative outcomes. This cross-sectional survey only grouped patients by self-reported fear around CABG, and the high-fear group had only 7 patients.