OBJECTIVELY ASSESSED RELATIVE DAILY ENERGY EXPENDITURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL FITNESS, ANXIETY, FEAR AVOIDANCE BELIEFS AND ENERGY/FATIGUE BUT NOT INTENSITY OF PAIN IN FEMALE HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL WITH RECURRENT LOW BACK PAIN (LPB)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiina Kaistila
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Daily Energy Expenditure ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Recurrent Low Back Pain

Attitudes of nurses, physiotherapy assistants and masseurs towards low back pain treatment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Eszter Simoncsics ◽  
Adrienne Stauder
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Professional Background ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs

PURPOSE: We evaluated the attitudes of nurses compared to physiotherapy assistants and medical masseurs (PAMs) regarding various treatment modalities used in the treatment of low-back pain (LBP) as their opinions might influence the patients’ attitudes to therapy. DESIGN: Cross sectional self-reported questionnaire survey. METHODS: 175 Hungarian health care providers completed questionnaires evaluating their opinions on the importance of various therapeutic interventions and the need for initiation of LBP treatment. Their personal LBP history and fear-avoidance beliefs (FABQ) were also investigated. FINDINGS: The importance of exercise therapy (p = 0.024) and massage (p <  0.01) was evaluated higher by the PAMs, while medication (p = 0.04) was scored higher by the nurses. Those who experienced moderate or severe LBP were more positive about pain medication than to those with mild pain (p = 0.048). Years in health care work had only a weak association with opinions. The nurses reported more fear-avoidance beliefs than the PAMs about both physical activity (p = 0.024) and work (p = 0.021). Those who experienced moderate or severe LBP had higher FABQ scores (p = 0,076), however the difference was significant only for FABQ activity (p = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS: Our study confirmed that professional background and years of experience can influence the attitudes towards the importance of certain therapies, although these differences were small. Experiencing moderate or severe LBP increased the fear-avoidance beliefs about work and physical activity independently of the professional background. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Our study draws the attention to the importance of standardization of the information to be passed to the patients and to the need of discussing personal experiences and beliefs during professional training.

Avaliação de Medos, Crenças e Comportamentos de Evitação em Policiais Militares de Minas Gerais Portadores de Dor Lombar Crônica/Fear-Avoidance Assessment in Minas Gerais Military Police Agents With Low Back Pain

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Marcelo von Sperling de Souza ◽  
Maximiliano Ferreira Torres de Carvalho ◽  
Anna Florence Alves Paulino Souza ◽  
Flávia Corrêa Assumpção
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Invasive Procedures ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever os índices de medos, crenças e evitação em policiais militares portadores de dor lombar crônica, acompanhados pelo Grupo de Coluna Vertebral do Hospital da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais (PMMG). Materiais e métodos: durante um período de três anos, estas variáveis foram medidas pelo Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire (FABQ) versão português-brasileira, preenchido por autorrelato. As demais variáveis utilizadas para classificação da amostra em subgrupos e comparação destes quanto aos seus escores no FABQ foram idade, sexo, histórico de procedimento invasivo de coluna, presença de radiculopatia e encaminhamento pela Junta Central de Saúde (JCS), órgão oficial de perícias médicas na PMMG. Resultados: 248 militares preencheram o questionário satisfatoriamente e foram incluídos no estudo. A média de pontuação do FABQ-Work foi de 23,18 ± 10,79, enquanto a média de pontuação do FABQ-Phys foi de 18,10 ± 6,09. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas nos escores dos subgrupos divididos por sexo, histórico de procedimento invasivo ou presença de radiculopatia. Indivíduos com idade superior a 40 anos apresentaram maiores índices de medo e evitação para atividades físicas (FABQ-Phys). Indivíduos que se encontravam em afastamento prolongado do trabalho (encaminhados pela JCS) apresentaram maior medo e evitação tanto para atividades físicas quanto atividades de trabalho. Conclusão: estes resultados permitiram identificar características dos policias militares em risco de incapacidade prolongada, ressaltando a necessidade de medidas educativas focadas na correção de crenças errôneas sobre dor lombar crônica para um melhor prognóstico na sua reabilitação.Palavras-chave: Dor lombar, Polícia, Medo, Questionários ABSTRACTObjectives: the purpose of this study was to describe fear-avoidance levels in military police agents with chronic low back pain followed by the Spine Group of the Military Police Hospital. Materials and Methods: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the Fear-avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) was applied during a three-year period. Secondary variables (age, sex, history of spinal invasive procedures, presence of radiculopathy, referral from medical experts due to prolonged sick-leave) were used for subgroup analysis and FABQ mean scores comparison. Results: 248 patients filled out FABQ correctly and were included in the study. FABQ-work and FABQ-Phys means were 23.18±10.79 and 18.10±6.09, respectively. There were no differences in FABQ scores between subgroups divided by sex, invasive procedures or radiculopathy. Age subgroup comparisons revealed that older individuals (> 40-years old) showed higher FABQ-Phys scores. Individuals with prolonged sick-leave showed higher scores at both FABQ-Phys and FABQ-Work subscales. Conclusion: Our results allowed identification of variables possibly related to long-time disability in military police agents and put emphasis on the need of educational interventions in which fear-avoidance beliefs are addressed in order to improve their rehabilitation prognosis.Keywords: Low back pain, Police, Fear, Questionnaires.

A Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) and the role of fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic low back pain and disability

Pain ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Waddell ◽  
Mary Newton ◽  
Iain Henderson ◽  
Douglas Somerville ◽  
Chris J. Main
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire

scholarly journals The Prediction of Chronicity in Patients with Acute and Sub-Acute Non-Specific Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors: A Case-Control Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Sadeghi-Yarandi ◽  
Mohammad Ghasemi ◽  
Ali Ghanjal ◽  
Mojtaba Sepandi ◽  
Ahmad Soltanzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Background: Chronic low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders in different countries that people of any age can experience many times. This study aimed to predict the chronicity of non-specific acute and sub-acute LBP and related risk factors among cases referred to physiotherapy clinics.Methods: This case-control study was performed among 420 patients suffered from acute, sub-acute and chronic LBP referred to two physiotherapy centers in Tehran-Iran in 2020. Data were obtained using the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Pain Catastrophic Scale (PCS-13), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Walker's Health-Promoting Lifestyle Questionnaire, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). Data analysis was performed by applying independent sample t-test, chi-square, and multiple logistic regression in SPSS software version 25. IBM Amos version 22 was employed for path analysis.Results: The mean age and body mass index in all patients were 43.94 ± 6.72 years and 25.69 ± 3.54 kg.m-2, respectively. It was found that some demographic parameters (i.e. weight, BMI, job, type of occupational task performance, history of low back pain, work shift, underlying diseases and income), some cognitive parameters ( i.e. fear-avoidance beliefs, kinesiophobia, catastrophic pain, and depression), some lifestyle parameters (i.e. health responsibility, physical activity and interpersonal relationships), sleep quality and pain related disability were among the most critical risk factors in the chronicity of acute and sub-acute LBP (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Personal, psychological, and psychosocial parameters can be among the most critical predictors in the chronicity of acute and sub-acute non-specific LBP. Hence, paying attention to all the mentioned factors at the beginning of patients' treatment to create a targeted treatment algorithm and prevent the conversion of acute and sub-acute into chronic LBP has particular importance.

The Moderating Effect of Treatment Engagement on Fear-avoidance Beliefs in People with Chronic Low Back Pain

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. Marshall ◽  
Natalie M.V. Morrison ◽  
Annaleise Mifsud ◽  
Mitchell Gibbs ◽  
Naseeb Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Treatment Engagement ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs ◽  
Effect Of Treatment

Changes in Pain Catastrophizing and Fear-Avoidance Beliefs as Mediators of Early Physical Therapy on Disability and Pain in Acute Low-Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Trial

Pain Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany L Sisco-Taylor ◽  
John S Magel ◽  
Molly McFadden ◽  
Tom Greene ◽  
Jincheng Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Fear Avoidance ◽  
Fear Avoidance Beliefs ◽  
Acute Low Back Pain ◽  
Early Physical Therapy

Abstract Objective The Fear-Avoidance Model of chronic pain (FAM) posits that pain catastrophizing and fear-avoidance beliefs are prognostic for disability and chronicity. In acute low-back pain, early physical therapy (PT) is effective in reducing disability in some patients. How early PT impacts short- and long-term changes in disability for patients with acute pain is unknown. Based on the FAM, we hypothesized that early reductions in pain catastrophizing and fear-avoidance beliefs would mediate early PT’s effect on changes in disability (primary outcome) and pain intensity (secondary outcome) over 3 months and 1 year. Subjects Participants were 204 patients with low-back pain of &lt; 16 days duration, who enrolled in a clinical trial (NCT01726803) comparing early PT sessions or usual care provided over 4 weeks. Methods Patients completed the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ work and physical activity scales) and outcomes (Oswestry Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale) at baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months, and 1 year. We applied longitudinal mediation analysis with single and multiple mediators. Results Early PT led to improvements in disability and pain over 3 months, but not 1 year. In the single mediator model, four-week reductions in pain catastrophizing mediated early PT’s effects on 3-month disability and pain intensity improvements, explaining 16% and 22% of the association, respectively, but the effects were small. Pain catastrophizing and fear-avoidance beliefs did not jointly mediate these associations. Conclusions In acute low-back pain, early PT may improve disability and pain outcomes at least partly through reducing patients’ catastrophizing.

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