Translation and validation of the Finnish version of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)

The expert committee successfully created an applicable Finnish version of the FABQ. The Finnish FABQ is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing LBP patients' fear avoidance behaviour and has similar properties to those found in other validation studies of the FABQ. Thus it can be used for assessing the risk of disability due to fear avoidance behaviour in Finnish-speaking patients with LBP for both clinical and scientific purposes.