Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialCommunity patient education and exercise for people with fibromyalgia: a parallel group randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the effects of a community patient education -exercise programme, using a cognitive-behavioural approach, for people with fibromyalgia. ⋯ Short-term improvements resulted from the education -exercise programme but were not sustained. Appropriate selection may improve efficacy.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2006
Psychometric properties of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire in patients with neck pain.
To translate the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and investigate the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the questionnaire in patients with neck pain. ⋯ The Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for patients with neck pain. It has been shown to demonstrate very good content validity, a high degree of test-retest reliability and internal consistency, good construct validity and medium responsiveness.