Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning 
among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and 
without anxiety

Hani AlHarthi; Ahmad Bilal; Hind AlMalki; Fahad Alzahrani; Ahmed Ibrahim; Hisham Hussein; Mostafa Abdel-fattah; Doaa Omar; Ibrahim Dewir

doi:10.5114/areh.2025.146633

ISSN: 1734-4948

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Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and without anxiety

Hani AlHarthi

¹

,

Ahmad Bilal

¹

,

Hind AlMalki

¹

,

Fahad Ali Alzahrani

²

,

Ahmed Abdelmoniem Ibrahim

^{3, 4}

,

Hisham Mohamed Hussein

^{3, 5}

,

Mostafa S. Abdel-fattah

⁶

,

Doaa I. Omar

⁷

,

Ibrahim Metwally Dewir

⁶

Department physiotherapy, Armed Forces Center for Health Rehabilitation, Taif, KSA
Department Physiotherapist in comprehensive rehabilitation, Taif, S.A.
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
Department of Physical Therapy, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Department Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, 21994, Saudi Arabia
Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

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Online publish date: 2025/01/13

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AlHarthi H, Bilal A, AlMalki H, et al. Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning 
among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and 
without anxiety. Advances in Rehabilitation / Postępy Rehabilitacji. 2025. doi:10.5114/areh.2025.146633.

APA

AlHarthi, H., Bilal, A., AlMalki, H., Alzahrani, F. A., Ibrahim, A. A.,  & Hussein, H. M. et al. (2025). Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning 
among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and 
without anxiety. Advances in Rehabilitation / Postępy Rehabilitacji. https://doi.org/10.5114/areh.2025.146633

Chicago

AlHarthi, Hani, Ahmad Bilal, Hind AlMalki, Fahad A Alzahrani, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Hisham M Hussein,  and Mostafa S Abdel-fattah et al. 2025. "Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning 
among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and 
without anxiety". Advances in Rehabilitation / Postępy Rehabilitacji. doi:10.5114/areh.2025.146633.

Harvard

AlHarthi, H., Bilal, A., AlMalki, H., Alzahrani, F., Ibrahim, A., Hussein, H., Abdel-fattah, M., Omar, D.,  and Dewir, I. (2025). Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning 
among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and 
without anxiety. Advances in Rehabilitation / Postępy Rehabilitacji. https://doi.org/10.5114/areh.2025.146633

MLA

AlHarthi, Hani et al. "Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning 
among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and 
without anxiety." Advances in Rehabilitation / Postępy Rehabilitacji, 2025. doi:10.5114/areh.2025.146633.

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AlHarthi H, Bilal A, AlMalki H, Alzahrani F, Ibrahim A, Hussein H et al. Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning 
among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and 
without anxiety. Advances in Rehabilitation / Postępy Rehabilitacji. 2025. doi:10.5114/areh.2025.146633.

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Variations in pain, disability, and psychosocial functioning among non-specific chronic low back pain patients with and without anxiety

Hani AlHarthi 1 , Ahmad Bilal 1 , Hind AlMalki 1 , Fahad Ali Alzahrani 2 , Ahmed Abdelmoniem Ibrahim 3, 4 , Hisham Mohamed Hussein 3, 5 , Mostafa S. Abdel-fattah 6 , Doaa I. Omar 7 , Ibrahim Metwally Dewir 6

Hani AlHarthi

¹

,

Ahmad Bilal

¹

,

Hind AlMalki

¹

,

Fahad Ali Alzahrani

²

,

Ahmed Abdelmoniem Ibrahim

^{3, 4}

,

Hisham Mohamed Hussein

^{3, 5}

,

Mostafa S. Abdel-fattah

⁶

,

Doaa I. Omar

⁷

,

Ibrahim Metwally Dewir

⁶