RT Journal Article
T1 Fear-Avoidance Behavior and Sickness Absence in Patients with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
A1 Macías Toronjo, Israel
A1 Sánchez Ramos, José Luis
A1 Rojas Ocaña, María Jesús
A1 García Navarro, Esperanza Begoña
AB (1) Background and objectives: The purpose of this work is to determine the association offear-avoidance attitudes with sickness absence status, its duration and disability in a work accidentcontext. (2) Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive observational design, conducting the study intwo occupational insurance provider clinics with patients with nonspecific low back and neck painduring the study period. Clinical variables were the Fear Avoidance Questionnaire, Roland MorrisDisability Questionnaire, Neck Disability Index, Numerical Pain Scale; sociodemographic variableswere sex, age, occupational, educational level, sickness absence status, and duration in days of absencefrom work. Multiple logistic and linear regressions were used to explore the association betweenvariables. (3) Results: Fear-avoidance behavior is related to sickness absence status (OR = 1.048,p = 0.007), and the physical activity dimension (OR = 1.098, p = 0.013) is more relevant than the workdimension (OR = 1.056, p = 0.028). The duration of sickness absence is related to higher values onthe fear-avoidance behavior scale in its global dimension (b = 0.84, p = 0.003, r = 0.327), and theresults of the physical activity dimension (B = 1.37, p = 0.035, r = 0.236) were more relevant thanthe work dimension (B = 1.21, p = 0.003, r = 0.324). Fear-avoidance behavior is related to disabilityin both dimensions (B = 0.912, p < 0.001, r = 0.505). (4) Conclusions: Fear-avoidance behaviors mayinfluence the typification of sickness absence status, its duration both in its physical activity and workdimension, and its disability reported with higher values than in other healthcare contexts.
PB MDPI
SN 1648-9144
YR 2020
FD 2020-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19513
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19513
LA eng
NO Macías Toronjo, I., Sánchez Ramos, J. L., Rojas Ocaña, M. J., & García Navarro, E. B. (2020). Fear-Avoidance Behavior and Sickness Absence in Patients with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Medicina, 56(12), 646. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120646
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026