The back pain beliefs of health care providers: Are we fear-avoidant?

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 223-232

  Linton, Steven J ^a   Vlaeyen, Johan ^b   Ostelo, Raymond ^b  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effect on treatment practice; Fear avoidance beliefs; General practitioners; Low back pain; Physical therapists

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; FEAR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036886461     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020218422974     Document Type: Review

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