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Grit in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults with Low Back Pain Is Related to Self‐Physical Training Habits
Author(s) -
Kawasaki Tsubasa,
Tozawa Ryosuke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1002/pmrj.12318
Subject(s) - grit , medicine , physical therapy , habit , observational study , psychology , developmental psychology , psychotherapist
Self‐management is an effective way to manage chronic low back pain (LBP) and is frequently recommended. However, the psychological aspects, including grit (ie, perseverance and passion for long‐term goals), of the habit of self‐management remain unclear. Objective To investigate the relationship between grit and the self‐directed exercise. Design Cross‐sectional observational study. Setting Community‐dwelling older adults. Participants Fifty‐nine older adults with LBP (30 men, 29 women; mean age 72 ± 5 years, range 65‐82 years). Intervention Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Primary outcome measures included grit scores on the Short Grit Scale and the number of months performing self‐directed exercise. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed to determine the relationship between participants' grit and duration of self‐directed exercise. Results A significant positive correlation between grit and the duration of self‐directed exercise habits was observed (r = 0.49, P < .001). Furthermore, in multiple regression analysis, grit was a significant factor of the duration of self‐directed exercise. Conclusion Low grit was associated with reduced self‐directed exercise in individuals with LBP self‐directed exercise.