1. Optimizing Health-Related Outcomes Following Musculoskeletal Injury Through the Integration of Self-Efficacy Theory and the Fear Avoidance Model.
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Walsh, Bridget M., Porter, Ke'La H., and Hoch, Matthew C.
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MUSCULOSKELETAL system injuries , *WOUNDS & injuries , *FEAR , *PHOBIAS , *SELF-efficacy , *CONCEPTUAL models , *HEALTH status indicators , *HEALTH attitudes , *TASK performance , *REHABILITATION , *EVALUATION of medical care , *FUNCTIONAL status , *EMOTIONS , *PSYCHOLOGY , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *QUALITY of life , *THEORY , *BODY movement , *AVOIDANCE (Psychology) - Abstract
A primary goal of rehabilitation is to produce optimal health-related quality of life outcomes, which includes returning patients to their desired level of activity. Injury-related fear, kinesiophobia, and fear-avoidance beliefs are psychological factors that negatively impact health-related quality of life and are associated with decreased levels of physical activity. Conversely, increased levels of self-efficacy have been linked to favorable rehabilitation outcomes. To promote full recovery and optimal health-related quality of life, the rehabilitation process should consider addressing self-efficacy and injury-related fear (e.g., kinesiophobia, fear-avoidance beliefs). Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to introduce a theoretical framework which integrates self-efficacy theory and the Fear-Avoidance Model to mitigate injury-related fear and optimize patient outcomes following musculoskeletal injury. The intention of this theoretical framework is to provide clinicians with psychosocial interventions to improve self-efficacy and prevent the progression of injury-related fear at varying times throughout the rehabilitation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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