A home exercise program is not very effective if the patient isn't actually, you know, doing the exercises. Is self-report accurate? What about a home program diary? Does it matter? Does this have any impact on our interpretations of previous literature?

Self-Reported Home Exercise Adherence: A Validity and Reliability Study Using Concealed Accelerometers.
Nicolson PJA, Hinman RS, Wrigley TV, Stratford PW, Bennell KL.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Jul 27:1-38. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.8275. [Epub ahead of print]

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146 Self Reported Home Exercise Adherence