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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Association between high fear-avoidance beliefs about physical activity and chronic disabling low back pain in nurses in Japan.

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2019 Nov 28


BMC Musculoskelet Disord


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31779617?dopt=Abstract


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Association between high fear-avoidance beliefs about physical activity and chronic disabling low back pain in nurses in Japan.

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Association between high fear-avoidance beliefs about physical activity and chronic disabling low back pain in nurses in Japan.
Fujii T, Oka H, Takano K, Asada F, Nomura T, Kawamata K, Okazaki H, Tanaka S, Matsudaira K
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Nov 28; 20(1):572.
PMID: 31779617.

Abstract

High prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in nurses has been reported globally. Ergonomic factors and work-related psychosocial factors have been focused on as risk factors. However, evidence on the role of fear-avoidance beliefs (FABs) concerning LBP in nurses is lacking. This study examined LBP prevalence and the association between FABs and chronic disabling LBP that interfered with work and lasted ≥ 3 months.
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