NOTE: This scale can be modified to apply to patients with other types of chronic pain. Only items 3 and 11 mention "back".
Statements:
(1) physical activity - 5 items
(2) effect of work on back pain - 11 items
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Response
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Points
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completely disagree
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0
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1
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2
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unsure
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3
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4
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5
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completely agree
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6
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fear-avoidance beliefs about work (scale 1) =
= (points for item 6) + (points for item 7) + (points for item 9) + (points for item 10) + (points for item 11) + (points for item 12) + (points for item 15)
fear-avoidance beliefs about physical activity (scale 2) =
= (points for item 2) + (points for item 3) + (points for item 4) + (points for item 5)
items not in scale 1 or 2: 1, 8, 13, 14, 16
Interpretation:
• minimal scale scores: 0
• maximum scale 1 score: 42 (7 items)
• maximum scale 2 score: 24 (4 items)
• The higher the scale scores, the greater the degree of fear and avoidance beliefs shown by the patient.
Performance:
• Internal consistency (alpha) 0.88 for scale 1 and 0.77 for scale 2
