Objective To assess the long term effects of multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation
for patients with chronic low back pain. Design Systematic review and random effects meta …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is responsible for considerable personal suffering
worldwide. Those with persistent disabling symptoms also contribute to substantial costs to …

Background Chronic non‐cancer pain, a disabling and distressing condition, is common in
adults. It is a global public health problem and economic burden on health and social care …

Research studies focusing on the fear-avoidance model have expanded considerably since
the review by Vlaeyen and Linton (Vlaeyen JWS & Linton, SJ (2000). Fear-avoidance and its …

Originally the term “yellow flags” was used to describe psychosocial prognostic factors for
the development of disability following the onset of musculoskeletal pain. The identification …

Psychological quality of life (QOL), health-related QOL (HRQOL), and life satisfaction
outcomes and their associated risk factors are reviewed for the large cohort of survivors and …

Background Behavioural treatment is commonly used in the management of chronic low‐
back pain (CLBP) to reduce disability through modification of maladaptive pain behaviours …

Study Design. A longitudinal design where the questionnaire was completed at a pretest
and predictive ability evaluated with a 1-year follow-up. A second sample was employed to …

Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) is a major and highly prevalent health problem. Given the
high number of papers available, clinicians might be overwhelmed by the evidence on …

We describe the illness perceptions of patients with low back pain, how they change over 6
months, and their associations with clinical outcome. Consecutive patients consulting eight …