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: Monticone M, Frigau L, Vernon H, Rocca B, Giordano A, Vullo SS, Mola F, Franchignoni F Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research
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