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 |