Anxiety and Fear Avoidance Beliefs and Behavior May Be Significant Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy Reliance for Patients with Chronic Pain-Results from a Preliminary Study.
Marcelina Jasmine SilvaZhanette CoffeeChong Ho YuMarc O MartelPublished in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2021)
Results suggest that fear avoidance beliefs and behavior, as measured by the FAB, play a significant role in refractory COAT reliance for patients with CNCP.