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Table 1 Definition of the used SMART variables including measure and example for each variable

From: Goal setting in people with low back pain attending an education and exercise program (GLA:D Back) and the impact of demographic factors

SMART Variables

Description

Example

Specific goal description

Describe activity (free text)

Stand at work desk without sleeping sensation in legs

Measurement

How much, time or distance and/or how often, for example, times per week? (free text)

20 min. 5 times during an 8-hour shift

Acceptance of discomfort

Degree of discomfort associated with achieving goals (0–10; 0 = None, 10 = Worst imaginable)

8

Time frame

How many weeks are set to reach the goal? (weeks)

8 weeks