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longitudinally for their predictive value on pain intensity and physical functioning.
Conclusion
Most IP dimensions showed small differences between acute, sub-acute or persistent pain. In addition to some well-known prognostic factors, some higher scores in IP dimensions are associated with higher pain intensity and more limitations in physical functioning in patients with MSP. Longitudinal studies are needed to indicate the direction of the association.
Acknowledgements
All authors contributed to the paper and discussed the results and commented on the manuscript. EJ de Raaij participated in the design of the study, data collection, discussion of core ideas and writing of the paper. HW Wittink participated in the design of the study, discussion of core ideas and writing of the paper. RWJG Ostelo, JF Maissan and J Pool participated in discussion of core ideas and writing of the paper. P Westers participated in designing the statistic strategies.Special acknowledgement to the physiotherapists at twenty- nine primary care physiotherapy clinics across The Netherlands, whom participated in the data collection as part of their Master Physiotherapy study at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. Editing and proofreading by Les Hearn (Scientific Editing & Proofreading: les_hearn@yahoo.co.uk).
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