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. 2013 Apr 11;14:133. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-133

Table 5.

Summary of hypothesis testing

Hypotheses Confirmed
Depression predicts a poor outcome of multidisciplinary treatment
 No
Anxiety predicts a poor outcome of multidisciplinary treatment
 Yes
Negative illness beliefs predict a poor outcome of multidisciplinary treatment
 Yes
Low self-efficacy beliefs predict a poor outcome of multidisciplinary treatment
 No
High level of symptoms predict a poor outcome of multidisciplinary treatment
 Yes
Demographic factors (age, gender, partnership, ethnicity and education) predict the outcome of multidisciplinary treatment
 Partly (i.e. gender and education)
Fear avoidance beliefs and behaviour do not predict the outcome of multidisciplinary treatment
 Yes
Level of disability does not predict the outcome of multidisciplinary treatment Yes