Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PJA Nicolson; KL Bennell; FL Dobson; A Van Ginckel; MA Holden; RS Hinman

Journal article

Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PJA Nicolson, KL Bennell, FL Dobson, A Van Ginckel, MA Holden, RS Hinman

British Journal of Sports Medicine | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096458

Abstract

Objective To evaluate whether interventions aimed at increasing adherence to therapeutic exercise increase adherence greater than a contextually equivalent control among older adults with chronic low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Five databases (MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL, SportDISCUS (EBSCO), Embase (Ovid) and Cochrane Library) were searched until 1 August 2016. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials that isolated the effects of interventions aiming to improve adherence to therapeutic exercise among adults ≥45â €..years of age with chronic low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis were i..

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Kim Bennell Author

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Rana Hinman Author

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Awarded by NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship

Awarded by Australian Research Council Future Fellowship

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Funding Acknowledgements

PJAN is supported by a PhD stipend from the Medibank Health Research Fund. KLB is supported by an NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship (# 1058440). RSH is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT130100175). AVG is supported by an NHMRC programme grant (# 061887). MAH is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research.