Does motivation mediate the relationship between competence perceptions and patient outcomes among individuals with chronic low back pain? A multiple mediation analysis.

Conclusion: Findings highlight the role of competence perceptions in mitigating amotivation for physical therapy and the deleterious implications of amotivation for patient-centered outcomes. Implications for rehabilitation While it is normal for patients to experience periods where they lack motivation for rehabilitation exercises, practitioners can encourage patients to assume responsibility for their recovery by informing them that amotivated states may increase the likelihood of increased pain perceptions and disability. Health-care practitioners should seek to foster competence perceptions in patients about to undergo physical therapy. Competence building strategies such as patient education, goal setting, and role modeling may be valuable in facilitating autonomous motivation and reducing amotivation for physical therapy. PMID: 31345072 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research