The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society
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Review Meta Analysis
PAIN-RELATED FEAR, PAIN INTENSITY AND FUNCTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.
Pain-related fear is considered a strong psychological predictor for both chronic pain and disability. The aims of this study were to systematically review and critically appraise the concurrent association and the predictive value of pain-related fear affecting both pain intensity and disability in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain (MSK). PubMed, AMED, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubPsych, and the grey literature were searched from inception to January 2019. ⋯ Nevertheless, the overall quality and strength of the evidence was very low in terms of risk of bias, indirectness, imprecision, and publication bias. Thus, the findings should be taken with caution, and further research is needed. PROSPERO: CRD42018082018.