BACKGROUND: @entity1643 ( @entity1643 ) can be managed by exercises which should be tailored to an individual's readiness to behavioral change. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of an intervention program based on the Transtheoretical Model of behavioral change ( @entity11530 ) on back muscle endurance, physical function and @entity158 in @entity579 farmers with chronic @entity1643 . METHODS: In a 32-week study, 126 @entity579 farmers were allocated to the @entity11530 (n= 62) and non- @entity11530 (n= 64) groups. Modified Biering-Sorensen test, Oswestry Disability Questionnaire and visual analogue scale were used for evaluating back muscle endurance, physical function and severity of @entity158 , respectively. The evaluations were performed at baseline and at weeks 8, 20 and 32 of the study. Data were analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA. RESULTS: The back muscle endurance was significantly greater in the @entity11530 group than in the non- @entity11530 group at week 32 (p= 0.025). Physical function and severity of @entity158 were significantly improved in the @entity11530 group when compared with the non- @entity11530 group at weeks 20 and 32 (p< 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: A @entity11530 -based intervention could improve back muscle endurance and physical function, and reduce the @entity158 in @entity579 farmers with @entity1643 . Further studies should be considered to explore the long-term effects of this intervention.

Effects of an intervention based on the Transtheoretical Model on back muscle endurance, physical function and @entity158 in @entity579 farmers with XXXX .

@entity11530 :: ('MESH:D014256', 'Disease') :: ['TTM'] @entity1643 :: ('MESH:D017116', 'Disease') :: ['Chronic low back pain', 'LBP'] @entity579 :: ('4530', 'Species') :: ['rice'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity1643 :: (MESH:D017116,Disease) :: ['chronic low back pain']
