Identifying the factors affecting 'patient engagement' in exercise rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the proven benefits of exercise rehabilitation for numerous health conditions, musculoskeletal injuries and recovery from surgery, patient adherence to such programs is reported to often be less than 35%. Increasing patient engagement therefore has the potential to improve patient health outcomes, benefiting the patient, their carers and the services that support them. The aims of this review were to identify the factors that contribute to 'patient' engagement in prescribed exercise rehabilitation using the COM-B (capability, opportunity, motivation-behaviour) framework of behavioural analysis.

Methods

Five electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov) were searched. 'COM-B' was the key word searched for specifical

SUBMITTER: Teo JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8819209 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature