Research Article

Balance, Falls-Related Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Factors amongst Older Women with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Case-Control Study

Table 3

Intercorrelations among psychobehavioural and disuse variables in the CLBP group.

ODI TSK NPS-WNPS-A PASLF/BMI

ABC −0.60*−0.22 0.48−0.07 0.44−0.12
ODI 0.34−0.01 0.34−0.44−0.21
TSK−0.40 0.35 0.12 0.35
NPS-W 0.26−0.18 0.08
NPS-A−0.11 0.03
PASL 0.41

ODI: Oswestry disability index; TSK: fear of movement/reinjury; ABC: falls-related self-efficacy; NPS-W: pain level at its worst; NPS-A: averaged pain level; PASL: physical activity participation; 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 ; partial correlation controlling for medication.