Psychological covariates of longitudinal changes in back-related disability in patients undergoing acupuncture.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify psychological covariates of longitudinal changes in back-related disability in patients undergoing acupuncture.

Materials and methods

A longitudinal postal questionnaire study was conducted with data collection at baseline (pretreatment), 2 weeks, 3, and 6 months later. A total of 485 patients were recruited from 83 acupuncturists before commencing acupuncture for back pain. Questionnaires measured variables from 4 theories (fear-avoidance model, common-sense model, expectancy theory, social-cognitive theory), clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and disability. Longitudinal multilevel models were constructed with disability over time as the outcome.

Results

Within individuals, reductions in disability (compared with the person's indiv

SUBMITTER: Bishop FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4323559 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature