Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)

test-retest reliability for all items

moderate

how long does FABQ take

5-10 minutes depending on patient's cognitive level

cut off scores for FABQ-PA

>14 increased risk of poor outcome from PT intervention and high levels of fear-avoidance behaviors

cut off scores for FABQ-W

>29 (increased risk of poor outcome + high levels of fear-avoidance behaviors)

ICF model for FABQ

activity and participation

populations

back pain SCI chronic pain MSK conditons

test-retest reliability for FABQ-W and FABQ-PA

excellent

concurrent validity with TSK

fair to good for both FABQ-W and FABQ-PA

Purpose of FABQ

focuses on the patient's belief of how work or physical activity affect their LBP and predict their ability to return to normal function

higher scores represent

higher fear avoidance behavior

is there training required for FABQ

no

FABQ-PA

physical activity scale scored from items 2-5

T/F: Avoidance behavior results in exaggerated pain perception

true

FABQ-W

work-related scale on items 6,7,9-12, 15