Fear-avoidance beliefs as measured by the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire: Change in Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire is predictive of change in self-report of disability and pain intensity for patients with acute low back pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-203

  George, Steven Z ^a,d   Fritz, Julie M ^b   McNeil, Daniel W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

And physical therapy; Lumbar flexion; Outcome; Pain related fear; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEAR; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644918288     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000148627.92498.54     Document Type: Article

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