Reliability, responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference of the two Fear Avoidance and Beliefs Questionnaire scales in Italian subjects with chronic low back pain undergoing multidisciplinary rehabilitation.

CONCLUSIONS: After triangulation of the above results, a change of 4 points for FABQ-PA and 7 points for FABQ-W were selected as MCID. These two values represent cutoffs that seem to accurately identify meaningful change in fear-avoidance beliefs, according to subject's judgement. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: The present study calculated - in a sample of people with chronic Low Back Pain - the minimal clinically important change of the two FABQ scales (FABQ-Physical Activity scale and FABQ-Work scale). These values increase confidence in interpreting score changes, thus enhancing their meaningful use in both research and clinical contexts. PMID: 32420712 [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