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- Title
Does Kinesiophobia Mediate the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Disability in Individuals with Chronic Low-Back Pain and Obesity?
- Authors
Varallo, Giorgia; Scarpina, Federica; Giusti, Emanuele Maria; Cattivelli, Roberto; Guerrini Usubini, Anna; Capodaglio, Paolo; Castelnuovo, Gianluca
- Abstract
Individuals suffering from chronic low-back pain and obesity face severe physical and functional limitations. According to the fear-avoidance model, kinesiophobia might play a crucial role in the relationship between pain intensity and disability. Thus, the purpose of this study was to verify the role of kinesiophobia as a mediator in the association between pain intensity and disability in individuals with both chronic low-back pain and obesity. A total of 213 individuals with chronic low-back pain and obesity were included in the study. The level of kinesiophobia, pain intensity and disability were all assessed using self-reported questionnaires. We verified through a simple mediation analysis that kinesiophobia partially mediated the association between pain intensity and disability in our sample. According to our findings, we emphasize the crucial role of kinesiophobia as a psychological factor that should be addressed in chronic low-back pain rehabilitative protocols to reduce disability in individuals with obesity.
- Subjects
CHRONIC pain; FUNCTIONAL status; DISABILITIES; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; PEOPLE with disabilities
- Publication
Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 6, p684
- ISSN
2076-3425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/brainsci11060684