https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Does changing pain-related knowledge reduce pain and improve function through changes in catastrophizing? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28100 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:55:10 AEST ]]> An embedded randomised controlled trial of a Teaser Campaign to optimise recruitment in primary care https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30546 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:58:57 AEST ]]> Estimating the risk of chronic pain: development and validation of a prognostic model (PICKUP) for patients with acute low back pain https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24881 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:10:28 AEST ]]> Do people with acute low back pain have an attentional bias to threat-related words? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48774 0.05). The only outcome measure that had an ICC of more than 0.7 was the latency to first fixation (affective pain words ICC=0.73, general threat words ICC=0.72). When compared with pain-free controls, people with acute LBP looked more often at affective pain words relative to neutral control words. This may indicate a form of engagement bias for people with acute LBP. Attentional bias was not consistent across outcome measures or word groups. Further research is needed to investigate the potential role of attentional bias in the development of persistent pain.]]> Wed 05 Apr 2023 14:02:48 AEST ]]> Feeling reassured after a consultation does not reduce disability or healthcare use in people with acute low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53402 Thu 23 Nov 2023 13:43:36 AEDT ]]> Emotional distress drives health services overuse in patients with acute low back pain: a longitudinal observational study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30098 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:37:55 AEDT ]]> A systematic review highlights the need to improve the quality and applicability of trials of physical therapy interventions for low back pain https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38476 n = 2136, 96.4%), low back pain without specific etiology (n = 1,863, 84.1%), and chronic duration (n = 947, 42.8%). The quality of trials improved over time; however, most were at risk of bias. Less than half of the trials concealed allocation to intervention (n = 813, 36.7%), used intention-to-treat principles (n = 778, 35.1%), and blinded assessors (n = 810, 36.6%), participants (n = 174, 7.9%), and therapists (n = 39, 1.8%). These findings did not vary by the type of therapy. Conclusion: Most trials that test physical therapy interventions for low back pain have methodological limitations that could bias treatment effect estimates. Greater attention to methodological features, such as allocation concealment and the reporting of intention-to-treat effects, would improve the quality of trials testing physical therapy interventions for low back pain.]]> Mon 29 Jan 2024 18:05:09 AEDT ]]> Producing Clinically Meaningful Reductions in Disability: A Causal Mediation Analysis of a Patient Education Intervention https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44793 Mon 24 Oct 2022 09:17:55 AEDT ]]> Mixed messages: most spinal pain and osteoarthritis observational research is unclear or misaligned https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50757 Mon 07 Aug 2023 15:11:02 AEST ]]> The reliability of eyetracking to assess attentional bias to threatening words in healthy individuals https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36214 .70 indicates adequate reliability). The ICCs(2, 1) ranged from -.31 to.71. Reliability varied according to the outcome measure and threat word category. Sensory words had a lower mean ICC (.08) than either affective words (.32) or general threat words (.29). A longer exposure time was associated with higher test-retest reliability. All of the outcome measures, except second-run dwell time, demonstrated low measurement error (<6%). Most of the outcome measures reported high internal consistency (α >.93). Recommendations are discussed for improving the reliability of eyetracking tasks in future research.]]> Fri 06 Mar 2020 12:36:45 AEDT ]]>