2000
DOI: 10.1053/eujp.2000.0178
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Validation of the German version of the Fear‐Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)

Abstract: Fearful avoidance of physical activities is a major factor in low back pain (LBP) and disability. In 1993 Waddell et al. developed the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) focusing on patients' beliefs about how physical activity and work affect LBP. The focus of our study was to analyse and validate the German version of the FABQ. Three-hundred and two consecutive LBP outpatients participating on a functional restoration programme filled in the FABQ. Factor analysis yielded three factors which accounte… Show more

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“…For both subscales a high score indicates strong fear-avoidance beliefs [20]. This questionnaire has been validated in Spanish [21], German [22] and French [23]. Although the FABQ was originally designed for patients, it has been also used to measure beliefs and attitudes of general practitioners [10] and rheumatologists [11].…”
Section: Fabqmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For both subscales a high score indicates strong fear-avoidance beliefs [20]. This questionnaire has been validated in Spanish [21], German [22] and French [23]. Although the FABQ was originally designed for patients, it has been also used to measure beliefs and attitudes of general practitioners [10] and rheumatologists [11].…”
Section: Fabqmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These FABQ scales have been found to have acceptable reliability. 23,31,36,42 Specifically, the FABQ has demonstrated a Cronbach alpha of .93 for the questionnaire as a whole, .71 to .88 for the FABQ work scale, and .70 to .83 for the FABQ physical activity scale. 26,[36][37][38]42 Forty-eight-hour test-retest reliability for the FABQ has been reported with a Pearson r of 0.91 to 0.95 for the FABQ work scale and 0.84 to 0.88 for FABQ physical activity scale.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Work-related fear-avoidance beliefs can be assessed reliably with validated instruments [35,74,99,111]. -Items that address poor individual belief that treatment will lead to (early) RTW were strongly linked to outcome (poor work prognosis) [20].…”
Section: Work-related Expectations and Evaluations That May Become Obmentioning
confidence: 99%