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Grit in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Low Back Pain Is Related to Self-Physical Training Habits
Tsubasa Kawasaki1, Ryosuke Tozawa2
1Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, School of Human and Social Sciences, Tokyo International University, Kawagoe-City, Japan.
Introduction:
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.
