Psychological interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a systematic review with network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Psychological factors such as fear avoidance beliefs, depression, anxiety, catastrophic thinking and familial and social stress, have been associated with high disability levels in people with chronic low back pain (LBP). Guidelines endorse the integration of psychological interventions in the management of chronic LBP. However, uncertainty surrounds the comparative effectiveness of different psychological approaches. Network meta-analysis (NMA) allows comparison and ranking of numerous competing interventions for a given outcome of interest. Therefore, we will perform a systematic review with a NMA to determine which type of psychological intervention is most effective for adults with chronic non-specific LBP.

Methods and analysis

We will search electronic data

SUBMITTER: Ho E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500308 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature