Several factors were found to be associated with disability at follow-up for at least two different pain symptoms .
However , owing to insufficient studies , no generic risk factors for sick leave were identified .
Conclusions Multiple site pain , high pain severity , older age , baseline disability and longer pain duration were identified as potential prognostic factors for disability across pain sites .
There was limited evidence that anxiety and depression were associated with disability in patients with subacute pain , indicating that these factors may not play as large a role as expected in developing disability due to a pain condition .
Objective This systematic review aims to identify generic prognostic factors for disability and sick leave in subacute pain patients .
Fear of Movement/(Re)Injury Predicting Chronic Disabling Low Back Pain: A Prospective Inception Cohort Study
Study Design . Prospect i ve inception cohort study . Objective . To investigate prospect ively whether pain-related fear predicts future perceived disability and participation in patients with acute low back pain ( LBP ) . Summary of Background Data . There are indications that fear of movement/(re)injury , as measured by the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia , is present early in an episode of LBP , and that it might be a predictor of future perceived disability and participation . Methods . A cohort of 555 patients with acute LBP included by general practitioners and physical therapists in primary care setting s was followed for 6 months . Results . Results indicate that baseline fear of movement/(re)injury was predictive of future perceived disability and , to a lesser extent ( and together with duration and radiation ) , of participation . Conclusions . The results suggest that interventions aim ed at reducing pain-related fear in the acute stage of LBP might prevent restrictions of activity and participation because of pain , and might be a way of preventing the transition from acute to chronic LBP
Several factors were found to be associated with disability at follow-up for at least two different pain symptoms .
However , owing to insufficient studies , no generic risk factors for sick leave were identified .
Conclusions Multiple site pain , high pain severity , older age , baseline disability and longer pain duration were identified as potential prognostic factors for disability across pain sites .
There was limited evidence that anxiety and depression were associated with disability in patients with subacute pain , indicating that these factors may not play as large a role as expected in developing disability due to a pain condition .
Objective This systematic review aims to identify generic prognostic factors for disability and sick leave in subacute pain patients .