Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 12 , Pages 1977-1982 , December 2009

Patient Motivation and Adherence to Postsurgery Rehabilitation Exercise Recommendations: The Influence of Physiotherapists' Autonomy-Supportive Behaviors

  • Derwin K. Chan, BSSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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  • Chris Lonsdale, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Chris Lonsdale, PhD, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, Health Sciences Bldg, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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  • Po Y. Ho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Patrick S. Yung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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  • Kai M. Chan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, Shatin, Hong Kong, China

  • Image Result

    The self-determination continuum.

    The self-determination continuum.

  • Image Result

    Self-determination model for rehabilitation adherence after ACL reconstruction. Only path estimates from the mediation model are shown; *P<.05. The additional vector (E) with a dotted line was only pr

    Self-determination model for rehabilitation adherence after ACL reconstruction. Only path estimates from the mediation model are shown; *P<.05. The additional vector (E) with a dotted line was only present in direct effect and combined effects models.

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PII: S0003-9993(09)00675-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.05.024

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 12 , Pages 1977-1982 , December 2009

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