Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread and
persistent musculoskeletal pain and other frequent symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia …

A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate overall strengths of relation between self-
efficacy (SE) and functioning (pain severity, functional impairment, affective distress) in …

This paper outlines a hierarchical Bayesian framework for interoception,
homeostatic/allostatic control, and meta-cognition that connects fatigue and depression to …

Evidence suggests that self-efficacy can play an essential role as a protective factor as well
as a mediator in the relationship between pain and disability in people suffering from chronic …

Research studies focusing on the fear-avoidance model have expanded considerably since
the review by Vlaeyen and Linton (Vlaeyen JWS & Linton, SJ (2000). Fear-avoidance and its …

Abstract Purpose The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information
System®(PROMIS®) was designed to develop, validate, and standardize item banks to …

Within a biopsychosocial framework, psychological factors are thought to play an important
role in the onset and progression of chronic pain. The cognitive-behavioral fear-avoidance …

Objective: This article aimed to critically examine preexisting conceptualizations of the
relationship among fear of falling, falls efficacy, and falls and to offer a new theoretical model …

Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by widespread pain and co‐morbid
symptoms such as fatigue and depression. For FM, medical treatments alone appear …

Pain self-efficacy and fear of movement have been proposed to explain how pain can lead
to disability for patients with chronic low back pain. However the extent to which pain self …