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. 2020 Jul 17;6:32. doi: 10.1186/s40798-020-00258-7

Table 8.

Summary of included original studies investigating ‘psychological’

Author (year) Design Population Concepts investigated OMs Adherence measures
n Age (mean) Sex Activity level
Brewer et al. (2003) [73] Prospective 61 26

M 40

F 21

Competitive (57%)

Recreational (41%)

Non-athletes (3%)

Self-motivation

Athletic Identity

Social support

SMI, SSI, AIMS, BSI Rehabilitation attendance index (attended/scheduled), SIRAS, self-reported home rehabilitation adherence (0–10 scale)
Brewer et al. (2013) [75] Prospective 91 29.7

M 58

F 33

Competitive (57%)

Recreational (41%)

Non-athletes (3%)

Stress and mood

Athletic identity

Neuroticism

Pessimism

AIMS, NEO-FFI, PESS, LOT-R, POMS-B, Lysholm knee score, NPRS, daily stress 0-5 scale Self-reported home rehabilitation adherence (0–10 scale)
Brewer et al. (2000) [62] Prospective 95 26.9

M 67

F 28

Competitive (52%)

Recreational (43%)

Non-athletes (3%)

Self-motivation

Athletic Identity

Social support

SMI, SSI, AIMS, BSI, KT1000, single leg hop for distance Rehabilitation attendance index (attended/scheduled), SIRASSelf-reported rehabilitation adherence diary (0–10 scale)
Chan et al. (2003) [74] Retrospective 95 25.2

M 94

F 21

100% sport participation

Autonomy

Self-motivation

HCCQ, TSRQ Combined items from the SIRAS and Modified Patient Self-Report Scales of Their Home-based Rehabilitation Adherence
Hilliard et al. (2004) [76] Prospective 108 29.4

M 72

F 36

Not stated Personality traits NEO-FF SIRAS, Rehabilitation attendance index (attended/scheduled)
Niven et al. (2012) [70] Prospective 87 29

M 65

F 28

International (10%)

National (12%)

District (14%)

Club (45%)

Recreational (18%)

Theory of planned behaviour (self-efficacy, intention) Attitudes towards ACL Rehabilitation Questionnaire Self-reported rehabilitation adherence (0–7 scale)
Rock and Jones (2002) [71] Case series 3 32

M 1

F 2

Competitive athletes

Social support

Self-motivation

Counselling

SSBS, emotion scores in ERAIQ, NPRS, perceived rehabilitation completion (0-100 scale) SIRAS
Scherzer et al. (2001) [72] Prospective 54 28

M 37

F 17

Competitive (52%)

Recreational (46%)

Non-athletes (2%)

Goal setting

Imagery

Positive self-talk

Sports Injury Survey subscales (goal setting, healing imagery, positive self-talk)

Rehabilitation attendance index (attended/scheduled)

Self-reported rehabilitation adherence (0-10 scale)

AIMS athlete identity measurement scale, BSI brief symptom inventory, ERAIQ emotional response of athletes to injury questionnaire, HCCQ health care climate questionnaire, LOT-R the life orientation test-revised, NEO-FF neuroticism five-factor inventory, NPRS numerical pain rating scale, PESS pessimism, POMS-B negative mood–profile of mood states-B, SIRAS sports injury rehabilitation adherence scale, SMI self-motivation inventory, SSBS social support behaviours survey, SSI social support inventory, TSRQ treatment self-regulation questionnaire