Preliminary study into the components of the fear-avoidance model of LBP: change after an initial chiropractic visit and influence on outcome

Table 2 Correlation of pre and post visit scores to PGIC outcome

Variable	Correlation Coefficient (Spearman's rho)#
	Pre Visit	Post Visit
PSS	0.03	0.33*
CSQ	-0.35*	-0.47**
FABQ	-0.03	-0.16
BBQ	0.17	0.34*

* = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01; PSS = Pain related self-efficacy, CSQ = Catastrophising, FABQ-Fear Avoidance, BBQ = Negative back beliefs; PSS and PGIC (high score is desirable); CSQ, FABQ and BBQ (low score is desirable)

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