Study Design. Prospective longitudinal study. Objective. To determine the association
between baseline patient activation and participation in postoperative physical therapy in a …

Background: Despite advances in surgical techniques, outcomes after spine surgery are
highly variable. Recent research has highlighted the importance of individuals participating …

Background An individual's propensity to engage in adaptive health and rehabilitation
behaviors may account for variation in postsurgical outcome. Purpose To determine the …

OBJECTIVE Care satisfaction is an important metric to health systems and payers. Patient
activation is a hierarchical construct following 4 stages: 1) having a belief that taking an …

Chan DK, Lonsdale C, Ho PY, Yung PS, Chan KM. Patient motivation and adherence to
postsurgery rehabilitation exercise recommendations: the influence of physiotherapists' …

Patient activation is an important predictor of health outcomes and health care usage, yet we
do not know how enduring the benefits of greater patient activation are. This study uses a …

Background Despite the proven benefits of exercise rehabilitation for numerous health
conditions, musculoskeletal injuries and recovery from surgery, patient adherence to such …

Background Despite widely reported success associated with hip and knee replacements,
some patients remain dissatisfied with their outcomes. Patient activation, an individual's …

Purpose Multimodal prehabilitation programs (exercise, nutrition, and anxiety reduction)
have been shown to be successful for enhancing patients' physical function prior to surgery …

Abstract Background and Purpose. This study looked at adherence, and factors affecting
adherence, to a prescribed home exercise program (HEP) in older adults with impaired …