Validation and reliability of the Turkish version of the fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire in patients with low back pain

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-535

  Korkmaz, N ^a   Akinci, A ^a   Yorukan S ^a   Selcuk Surucu H ^a   Saracbasi O ^a   Ozcakar L ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Questionnaires; Validation studies as topic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949385785     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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