American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Feb 2008
Psychometric properties of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in patients with neck pain.
To examine selected psychometric properties of these instruments in a cohort of patients with mechanical neck pain. ⋯ Whereas the reliability and internal consistency of all measures ranged between moderate and substantial, the results of this study suggest weaker relationships between measures of fear and avoidance beliefs and pain/disability among patients with mechanical neck pain than has been reported among patients with low-back pain.