Can Motivational Factors Predict Adherence to an Exercise Program for Subjects with Low Back Pain?
Titel:
Can Motivational Factors Predict Adherence to an Exercise Program for Subjects with Low Back Pain?
Auteur:
Granlund, Brittmarie Brulin, Christine Johansson, HÃ¥kan Sojka, Peter
Verschenen in:
Cognitive behaviour therapy
Paginering:
Jaargang 27 (1998) nr. 2 pagina's 81-96
Jaar:
1998-04-01
Inhoud:
Several components of motivation for exercise were investigated in a sample of 51 subjects who participated in a five-month exercise program designed for people with back pain. Assessment of motivation was made prior to the program using a self-report questionnaire. Tests were made of the motivational factors' ability to classify subjects as higher or lower adherers. A combination of age, perceived lack of time to exercise, expected consequences of not taking action to relieve the back pain, and adherence self-efficacy, resulted in a logistic regression model that correctly identified 96% of the higher adherers and 84% of the lower adherers after five months of participation. The present pilot study offers preliminary data on potentially influential motivational components. In addition, the results clearly support the notion that motivation is best viewed as a complex psychological construct, thus indicating that assessments of motivation should be multifactorial.