Are depression, anxiety, and fear-avoidance predictors of outcomes after digital care for chronic musculoskeletal pain?
Fear-avoidance beliefs and depression consistently predicted pain outcomes, reinforcing their critical role in digital rehabilitation for CMP. Multimodal, tailored approaches targeting these factors may optimize recovery in remote care.
Authors
- Fabíola Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-7049)
- Anabela C. Areias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1807-7386)
- Hélder Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9002-8976)
- Dora Janela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8440-2044)
- Diogo Pires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5980-2441)
- Xin Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3050-1554)
Institutions
- Draper Laboratory (US)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Universidade Politécnica de Setúbal (PT)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PAIN Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000001319
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.18