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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2008 Sep 10;140(1):145–157. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.07.029

Table 2. Summary of Fear of Daily Activities Ratings for All Subjects Participating in Clinical Trial.

Activity Mean (SD) 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile
Sitting for longer than 1 hour 39.1 (34.8) 2 40 71
Standing for longer than 30 minutes 37.0 (35.6) 0 28 70
Walking for longer than 30 minutes 35.4 (35.1) 0 35 66
Lifting less than 20 pounds 26.3 (30.1) 0 13 50
Lifting more than 20 pounds 50.6 (35.6) 20 50 85
Carrying less than 20 pounds 25.3 (28.8) 0 15 43
Carrying more than 20 pounds 52.0 (35.3) 20 60 88
Twisting 38.4 (32.3) 10 40 60
Reaching to floor 41.3 (34.1) 9 40 66
Performing back exercises 35.6 (32.7) 5 28 53

Numerical scale ratings ranging from 0 (no fear) to 100 (worst fear imaginable) for each activity. Activities with highest individual ratings were implemented in graded exposure protocol.