Disability and Rehabilitation F o r P e e r R e v i e w Running head: Adherence to home-based physical therapies
Implications for Rehabilitation• Non-adherence to physical rehabilitation therapies is often high -particularly in selfmanaged, home-based programmes, despite good adherence being important in achieving positive outcomes.• The findings of this systematic review indicate that greater self-efficacy, self-motivation, social support, intentions and previous adherence to physical therapies predict higher adherence to HBPTs.• Assessment of these domains before providing individuals with their HBPT regimes may allow identification of 'risk factors' for poor adherence. These can then potentially be addressed or managed prior to, or alongside, the therapy.• Interventions to support patients' self-managed physical rehabilitation should include elements designed to enhance patients' self-efficacy, self-motivation and social support given the evidence that these factors are good predictors of adherence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 focused largely on clinic-based physiotherapy. The objective of this review, therefore, was to identify specific factors which influence adherence to home-based, self-managed physical therapies. Method: A systematic review was conducted in which eight online databases were searched using combinations of key terms relating to physical therapies, adherence and predictors. Matching records were screened against eligibility criteria and 30 quantitative articles were quality assessed and included in the final review. Relevant data were extracted and a narrative synthesis approach was taken to aggregating findings across studies. Results:There was relatively strong evidence that the following factors predicted adherence to HBPTs: intention to engage in the HBPT, self-motivation, self-efficacy, previous adherence to exercise-related behaviours, and social support. Conclusions: This review has identified a range of factors that appear to be related to patients' adherence to their self-managed physical rehabilitation therapies. Awareness of these factors may inform design of interventions to improve adherence.
Key words:Adherence, physiotherapy, self-management, predictors recommendations from a health care provider" [7]. Within the field of rehabilitation, the term 'engagement' is also increasingly used in relation to patients' self-management of their health. This term not only encompasses notions of whether a patient's behaviour is adherent, but also of interaction with professionals and identifying relevant information too [8][9][10]. Whilst important to acknowledge this broader concept of engagement, the focus of this review is primarily upon...