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http://dx.doi.org/10.13045/acupunct.2015010

A Correlation Analysis of Neck Pain, Neck Disability Index and Fear-avoidance Beliefs in Patients with Neck Pain Caused by Traffic Accidents  

Lee, Cho In (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Kim, Jae Soo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Lee, Yun Kyu (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Lim, Seong Chul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Jung, Tae Young (Je-Han Oriental Medical Academy)
Lee, Bong Hyo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Lee, Hyun Jong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Publication Information
Journal of Acupuncture Research / v.32, no.1, 2015 , pp. 109-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : This study aimed to investigate the correlation between fear-avoidance beliefs and neck pain/neck disability caused by traffic accidents. Methods : We surveyed 52 patients who were injured in traffic accidents. The patients completed baseline measures of pain, disability, fear-avoidance beliefs according to the visual analogue scale(VAS), neck disability index(NDI) and a fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire (FABQ). At the end of medical treatment, VAS and NDI were reassessed. In order to determine the relationship between FABQ(including its subscales), change of VAS and NDI, Pearson correlation coefficients were used. To examine the accuracy of previously reported cut-off scores, we classified the patients into low and high groups and analyzed the change of VAS and NDI. The relationship was measured by Mann-Whitney U-test and a student's T-test. Results : FABQ and its subscales(total, physical activity and work) were significantly correlated with final VAS and NDI. FABQ-T showed low significant negative correlation with change of NDI. Previously reported cut-off scores did not show a statistical significance in this study Conclusions : This study suggests that screening for fear-avoidance beliefs may be useful for identifying patients at risk of prolonged pain after traffic accidents.
Keywords
Neck pain; Visual analogue scale; Neck disability index; Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire; Pearson correlation coefficients;
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