BackgroundEvidence suggests that to facilitate physical activity sedentary people may adhere to one component of exercise prescriptions (intensity, duration or frequency) without adhering to other components. Some experts have provided evidence for determinants of adherence to different components among healthy people. However, our understanding remains scarce in this area for patients with neck or low back pain. The aims of this study are to determine whether patients with neck or low back pain have different rates of adherence to exercise components of frequency per week and duration per session when prescribed with a home exercise program, and to identify if adherence to both exercise components have distinct predictive factors.MethodsA cohort of one hundred eighty-four patients with chronic neck or low back pain who attended physiotherapy in eight primary care centers were studied prospectively one month after intervention. The study had three measurement periods: at baseline (measuring characteristics of patients and pain), at the end of physiotherapy intervention (measuring characteristics of the home exercise program) and a month later (measuring professional behaviors during clinical encounters, environmental factors and self-efficacy, and adherence behavior).ResultsAdherence to duration per session (70.9% ± 7.1) was more probable than adherence to frequency per week (60.7% ± 7.0). Self-efficacy was a relevant factor for both exercise components (p < 0.05). The total number of exercises prescribed was predictive of frequency adherence (p < 0.05). Professional behaviors have a distinct influence on exercise components. Frequency adherence is more probable if patients received clarification of their doubts (adjusted OR: 4.1; p < 0.05), and duration adherence is more probable if they are supervised during the learning of exercises (adjusted OR: 3.3; p < 0.05).ConclusionWe have shown in a clinic-based study that adherence to exercise prescription frequency and duration components have distinct levels and predictive factors. We recommend additional study, and advise that differential attention be given in clinical practice to each exercise component for improving adherence.
BackgroundThe aim of this study is to explore perceptions of people with chronic neck or low back pain about how characteristics of home exercise programs and care-provider style during clinical encounters may affect adherence to exercises.MethodsThis is a qualitative study consisting of seven focus groups, with a total of 34 participants presenting chronic neck or low back pain. The subjects were included if they were receiving physiotherapy treatment and were prescribed home-based exercises.ResultsTwo themes emerged: home-based exercise programme conditions and care provider's style. In the first theme, the participants described their positive and negative experiences regarding time consumption, complexity and effects of prescribed exercises. In the second theme, participants perceived more bonding to prescribed exercises when their care provider presented knowledge about the disease, promoted feedback and motivation during exercise instruction, gave them reminders to exercise, or monitored their results and adherence to exercises.ConclusionsOur experiential findings indicate that patient's adherence to home-based exercise is more likely to happen when care providers' style and the content of exercise programme are positively experienced. These findings provide additional information to health care providers, by showing which issues should be considered when delivering health care to patients presenting chronic neck or back pain.
Parents perceive that their children's adherence to home-based exercises, which are supervised by the parents, is more successful when the physiotherapist's style and the content of the exercise program are positively experienced. These findings reveal which issues should be considered when prescribing home exercise programs to children with physical disabilities. [Lillo-Navarro C, Medina-Mirapeix F, Escolar-Reina P, Montilla-Herrador J, Gomez-Arnaldos F, Oliveira-Sousa SL (2015) Parents of children with physical disabilities perceive that characteristics of home exercise programs and physiotherapists' teaching styles influence adherence: a qualitative study.Journal of Physiotherapy61: 81-86].
Background:Readmission after hospital discharge is common in patients with acute
exacerbations (AE) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although
frailty predicts hospital readmission in patients with chronic nonpulmonary
diseases, no multidimensional frailty measures have been validated to
stratify the risk for patients with COPD.Aim:The aim of this study was to explore multidimensional frailty as a potential
risk factor for readmission due to a new exacerbation episode during the 90
days after hospitalization for AE-COPD and to test whether frailty could
improve the identification of patients at high risk of readmission. We
hypothesized that patients with moderate-to-severe frailty would be at
greater risk for readmission within that period of follow up. A secondary
aim was to test whether frailty could improve the accuracy with which to
discriminate patients with a high risk of readmission. Our investigation was
part of a wider study protocol with additional aims on the same study
population.Methods:Frailty, demographics, and disease-related factors were measured
prospectively in 102 patients during hospitalization for AE-COPD. Some of
the baseline data reported were collected as part of a previously study.
Readmission data were obtained on the basis of the discharge summary from
patients’ electronic files by a researcher blinded to the measurements made
in the previous hospitalization. The association between frailty and
readmission was assessed using bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic
regression models. Whether frailty better identifies patients at high risk
for readmission was evaluated by area under the receiver operator curve
(AUC).Results:Severely frail patients were much more likely to be readmitted than nonfrail
patients (45% versus 18%). After adjusting for age and
relevant disease-related factors in a final multivariate model, severe
frailty remained an independent risk factor for 90-day readmission (odds
ratio = 5.19; 95% confidence interval: 1.26–21.50). Age, number of
hospitalizations for exacerbations in the previous year and length of stay
were also significant in this model. Additionally, frailty improved the
predictive accuracy of readmission by improving the AUC.Conclusions:Multidimensional frailty predicts the risk of early hospital readmission in
patients hospitalized for AE-COPD. Frailty improved the accuracy of
discriminating patients at high risk for readmission. Identifying patients
with frailty for targeted interventions may reduce early readmission
rates.
This study identified which elements of the physiotherapist-patient interaction are considered by patients when evaluating the quality of care in rehabilitation outpatient settings. Further research should work to develop self-report questionnaires about patients' experiences of the physiotherapist-patient interaction in rehabilitation services to provide empirical and quantitative evidence.
There is a lack of knowledge with regard to the adherence to different types of exercises prescribed for children with disabilities. The aim was to examine parents’ adherence to prescriptions of different types of home exercises; to identify associated factors related to the parents, the children and the environment, and to assess the relative influence of the behaviour of health professionals. Parents (393) were recruited from 18 early intervention centres. A cross-sectional survey using a self-reported questionnaire was used to examine whether three types of exercises (“flexibility exercises”, “neuromotor development training” and “body mechanics and postural stabilisation”) were prescribed in their home programs; if the child had received exercises according to a prescription; and items related to the parents, child, environment, and health professionals. The adherence rates were different among the types of exercises. Parents with low perception of barriers and high self-efficacy had a higher adherence to neuromotor development training and postural stabilization, whereas parents with a high level of knowledge increased their odds of adherence to flexibility exercises. Health professionals’ behaviour had a distinct influence on the adherence to different exercises. This study suggests the need to specifically consider the types of exercises prescribed in the management of adherence to home programs.
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