BACKGROUNDCONTEXT: The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) is commonly used in clinical practice to quantify levels of @entity158 -related fear of activity or re-injury in @entity1 presenting with @entity615 . @entity1 with high levels of kinesiophobia are often considered at greater risk of developing long-term activity limitation and chronicity. There is, however, little evidence to support this assumption. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the role of the TSK in determining eventual outcome in a cohort of @entity1643 @entity1 completing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program. STUDY DESIGN/SETTING: A prospective cohort study was used. @entity1 SAMPLE: The sample consisted of 313 @entity1643 @entity1 treated at one of six rehabilitation clinics in New Zealand over a 4-year period. OUTCOME MEASURES: The outcome measures for this study are the TSK, @entity158 ( @entity158 ), Modified Low Back Outcome Score (m-LBOS), and vocational status (working or not working). METHODS: TSK questionnaire scores and three additional quality of life (QoL) measures ( @entity158 , m-LBOS, and vocational status) were recorded at the initial assessment and after a 6- to 12-week period of rehabilitation. Statistical analysis was performed to determine the relationships between TSK scores and the QoL values recorded at initial assessment and postrehabilitation checkpoints. RESULTS: The correlations between initial TSK, @entity158 , and m-LBOS values recorded at assessment were statistically significant, but the relationships were weak. More importantly, there was no correlation between baseline TSK scores and changes in the numeric @entity158 rating, perceived function, or vocational status after a period of rehabilitation. Correlations between changes in TSK scores and changes in @entity158 and m-LBOS values after rehabilitation were statistically significant, but the relationships were weak. CONCLUSIONS: The TSK provides no benefit as a screening tool to predict @entity158 , functional and work outcomes following rehabilitation. Measured changes in TSK scores following rehabilitation do not correlate strongly with similar, concordant changes in @entity158 scores, functional levels, or return-to-work outcomes.

The relationship between the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia and XXXX rehabilitation outcomes.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'PATIENT'] @entity615 :: ('MESH:D001416', 'Disease') :: ['back pain'] @entity1643 :: ('MESH:D017116', 'Disease') :: ['low back pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Numeric Pain Scale', 'pain', 'NPS']
@entity1643 :: (MESH:D017116,Disease) :: ['low back pain']
