Abstract
Objective: To delineate the relative extent to which specific cognitive factors are related to levels of pain and disability in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorder. Design: Cross-sectional observation study. Setting: Three secondary care physiotherapy departments in the Greater Manchester region of the UK. Participants: All patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorder referred to the participating departments were invited to take part in the study. In total, 124 patients were invited to participate, and 63 (51%) agreed to do so. Complete data were available for 55 (44%) of those invited to participate in the study. Main outcome measures: Pain and disability, as assessed by the Neck Disability Index. Results: Cognitive factors were strongly related to levels of disability (R2 change=0.39, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 151-159 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physiotherapy |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Catastrophising
- Fear
- Pain
- Self-efficacy
- Vigilance
- Whiplash