Manual handling of patients: role of kinesiophobia and catastrophising on health workers with chronic low back pain. A cross-sectional observational study.

CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, kinesiophobia and catastrophising are present in health workers with chronic LBP involved in patients' manual handling and are linked to disability. Further investigations in this field are recommended to investigate a role for cognitive-behavioral strategies aimed at managing kinesiophobia and catastrophising to increase working abilities. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: The assessment of catastrophising and kinesiophobia is crucial in health workers engaged with patients' manual handling and suffering from chronic LBP. PMID: 32096615 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research