The role of fear avoidance beliefs as a prognostic factor for outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain: A systematic review

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 816-836.e4

  Wertli, Maria M ^a,b   Rasmussen Barr, Eva ^a,d   Weiser, Sherri ^a   Bachmann, Lucas M ^b   Brunner, Florian ^b,c  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back pain; Fear avoidance; Fear avoidance beliefs; Fear avoidance model; Low back pain; Nonspecific low back pain; Prognosis; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BELGIUM; CANADA; DISEASE DURATION; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; RETURN TO WORK; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEAR; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84899413419     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.09.036     Document Type: Review

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