• Pain Med · Apr 2023

    Fear avoidance beliefs in upper-extremity musculoskeletal pain conditions: secondary analysis of a prospective clinical study on digital care programs.

    • Dora Janela, Fabíola Costa, Maria Molinos, Robert G Moulder, Jorge Lains, Justin K Scheer, Virgílio Bento, Vijay Yanamadala, Steven P Cohen, and Fernando Dias Correia.
    • SWORD Health, Inc, Draper, Utah, USA.
    • Pain Med. 2023 Apr 3; 24 (4): 451460451-460.

    BackgroundFear-avoidance beliefs (FAB) have been associated with poorer prognosis and decreased adherence to exercise-based treatments in musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. However, the impact of high FAB on adherence and outcomes in upper extremity MSK (UEMSK) pain is poorly explored, particularly through exercise-based digital care programs (DCP).ObjectiveAssess the adherence levels, clinical outcomes and satisfaction in patients with UEMSK pain and elevated FAB after a fully remote multimodal DCP. Associations between FABQ-PA and clinical outcomes were conducted.MethodsSecondary analysis of an ongoing clinical trial. Participants with UEMSK pain (shoulder, elbow, and wrist/hand) and elevated FAB-physical activity (FABQ-PA ≥ 15) were included. Adherence (completion rate, sessions/week, total exercise time) and mean change in clinical outcomes-disability (QuickDASH), numerical pain score, FABQ-PA, anxiety (GAD-7), and depression (PHQ-9)-between baseline and end-of-program were assessed. Associations between FABQ-PA and clinical outcomes were conducted.Results520 participants were included, with mean baseline FABQ-PA of 18.02 (SD 2.77). Patients performed on average 29.3 exercise sessions (2.8 sessions/week), totalizing 338.2 exercise minutes. Mean satisfaction was 8.5/10 (SD 1.7). Significant improvements were observed in all clinical outcomes. Higher baseline FAB were associated with higher baseline disability (P < .001), and smaller improvements in disability (P < .001) and pain (P = .001). Higher engagement was associated with greater improvements in FABQ-PA (P = .043) and pain (P = 0.009).ConclusionsThis study provides evidence of the potential benefits of a structured and multimodal home-based DCP in the management of UEMSK pain conditions in patients with elevated FAB in a real-world context.© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.

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