A population-based survey of beliefs about neck pain and its associated disorders: a cross-sectional study
This study highlights Italians' perspectives on neck pain and whiplash, showcasing a nuanced relationship between pain and beliefs. Italian responders reported negative beliefs regarding the impact of neck pain/whiplash and agreed that anxiety and stress influence the perception of pain. Recovery pessimism seems to be perceived more by individuals with symptoms. Future research should integrate individual's experience from qualitative research into quantitative research.
Authors
- Firas Mourad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8981-2085)
- Fabio Cataldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2026-392X)
- James Dunning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1194-0108)
- Marta Forte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7323-6405)
- Matteo Cioeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-6858)
- Stefano Schiavone
- Ian Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-993X)
- Filippo Maselli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-9975)
- Daniel Feller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-3486)
- Giuseppe Giovannico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2385-6816)
- Graziana Lullo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6960-9545)
- Federica Nasti
Institutions
- University of Molise (IT)
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (US)
- Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
- University of Luxembourg (LU)
- University of Trento (IT)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LU)
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento (IT)
- Agenzia Regionale Sanitaria della Puglia (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (IT)
- Ospedale Monaldi (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09328-x
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero della Salute