Predictive validity of initial fear avoidance beliefs in patients with low back pain receiving physical therapy: Is the FABQ a useful screening tool for identifying patients at risk for a poor recovery?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-79

  Cleland, Joshua A ^a,b,c   Fritz, Julie M ^d,e   Brennan, Gerard P ^e  

^a FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Fear avoidance beliefs; Low back pain; Outcome; Pain; Predictive validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 38649122734     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0511-y     Document Type: Article

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