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Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)<\/b><\/h2>\r\nThe Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) is a widely used questionnaire focused on pain-related anxiety in patients with low back pain. The FABQ can be used to determine the extent to which chronic low back pain is affected by the components of physical activity and work.\r\n\r\nThere are two subscales in the FABQ. The Physical Activity Subscale (FABQpa) is the first subscale (items 1\u20135), while the Work Subscale (items 6\u201316) is the second subscale (FABQw).\r\n\r\n \r\n

Validity and Reliability<\/h3>\r\nFor the measurement of fear avoidance beliefs, the FABQ and the two subscales have been found to be valid and reliable. For the FABQpa, Cronbach's alpha was 0.75 (test-retest reliability, r=0.64). Cronbach's alpha for the FABQw was 0.82 (test-retest r=0.80).\r\n\r\nThe Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia and the FABQ were correlated to varying degrees, ranging from 0.53 (FABQpa) and 0.76 (FABQw) to 0.39 (FABQpa) and 0.33 (FABQw).\r\n\r\n \r\n

Scoring and Interpretation<\/h3>\r\nThe FABQ consists of a total of 16 items which are rated on a 7-point likert scale (0-6) where 0 = completely disagree and 6 = completely agree.\r\n\r\nThere are two subscales in the FABQ. The Physical Activity Subscale (FABQpa) is the first subscale (items 1\u20135), while the Work Subscale (items 6\u201316) is the second subscale (FABQw).\r\n\r\nScoring of the FABQ subscales:<\/strong>\r\n