Is there a relationship between self-efficacy, disability, pain and sociodemographic characteristics in chronic low back pain? A multicenter retrospective analysis

Ferrari, Silvano

First

Writing - Review & Editing

;Vanti, Carla;Pellizzer, Marta;Dozza, Luca;Monticone, Marco

Penultimate

Writing - Review & Editing

;Pillastrini, Paolo

2019-01-01

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Abstract

Pain-related self-efficacy is defined as the beliefs held by people with chronic pain that certain activities can be carried out despite the pain. Poor self-efficacy is an obstacle to the recovery and predicts long-term disability. The aims of this study are to investigate the prevalence of poor pain self-efficacy in Italian subjects with chronic low back pain (LBP), and to inquire the relationships between self-efficacy, disability, pain, and main demographic and clinical characteristics.