The Effectiveness of Combined Exercise and Self-Determination Theory Programmes on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis Navas-Otero, Alba Calvache Mateo, Andrés Martín-Núñez, Javier Valenza Peña, Geraldine Hernández Hernández, Sofía Ortiz Rubio, Araceli Valenza, Marie Carmen Chronic Disability Exercise Low back pain is a pervasive issue worldwide, having considerable prevalence and a significant impact on disability. As low back pain is a complicated condition with many potential contributors, the use of therapeutic exercise, combined with other techniques such as self-determination theory programmes, has the potential to improve several outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to explore the effectiveness of combined exercise and self-determination theory programmes on chronic low back pain. This study was designed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines. A systematic search in three databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus) was conducted from September to November 2023. After screening, a total of five random control trials with patients with chronic low back pain were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The results showed significant differences in disability (SMD = −0.98; 95% CI = −1.86, −0.09; p = 0.03) and in quality of life (SMD = 0.23; 95% CI = 0.02, 0.44; p = 0.03) in favour of the intervention group versus the control group. 2024-05-13T10:57:00Z 2024-05-13T10:57:00Z 2024-02-01 journal article Navas-Otero, A.; Calvache-Mateo, A.; Martín-Núñez, J.; Valenza-Peña, G.; Hernández-Hernández, S.; Ortiz-Rubio, A.; Valenza, M.C. The Effectiveness of Combined Exercise and Self-Determination Theory Programmes on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis. Healthcare 2024, 12, 382. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12030382 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/91716 10.3390/healthcare12030382 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI