Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire.
FABQ
Beliefs that physical activity and work cause/worsen pain and should be avoided; two subscales: Physical Activity (FABQ-PA) and Work (FABQ-W)
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 16 (FABQ-PA 4 scored; FABQ-W 7 scored). 7-point agreement (0 completely disagree to 6 completely agree) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many languages (widely validated in back/neck pain)
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Waddell, G., Newton, M., Henderson, I., Somerville, D., & Main, C. J. (1993). A Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) and the role of fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic low back pain and disability. Pain, 52(2), 157-168.
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