Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med · Feb 2010
The importance of fear, beliefs, catastrophizing and kinesiophobia in chronic low back pain rehabilitation.
To evaluate fear, beliefs, catastrophizing and kinesiophobia in chronic low back pain patients about to begin a training programme in a rehabilitation centre. ⋯ Psychosocial factors are strongly associated with disability and altered quality of life in chronic low back pain patients. Future rehabilitation programs could optimizing patient management by taking these factors into account.
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med · Feb 2010
Sensitivity to change of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale and the Dallas Pain Questionnaire.
To study and compare the sensitivities to change of the French versions of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS) and the Dallas Pain Questionnaire (DPQ). ⋯ Our results show that the QBPDS was more sensitive to clinical change than the DPQ in a sample of chronic LBP sufferers. It would be interesting to assess this sensitivity in a population of acute LBP patients and to evaluate the long-term effects of a functional rehabilitation program on the DPQ's "social interest" domain.