“Getting Out of Bed” Measure Identified for Studying Motivation, Health
October 14th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Headline
There are many ways that researchers, clinical professionals, and private practice psychotherapists attempt to assess the presence of motivation and overall mental and physical health in their clients. At the Boston University School of Medicine, researchers have recently developed a measure dubbed the “Getting Out of Bed” or “GoB” measure, which can be used on a points-based system to determine a client’s motivation and well-being. The measure was used in a study examining the health of women with breast cancer, in which those with a GoB rating above or equal to 50 exhibited greater motivation and self-perceived health than those with scores below 50. The tool may become useful for similar studies and clinical applications.
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Interesting study… it can be further to develop and study the effects of fatigue and rest on motivational levels.
Yes, the motivational levels do play a very important role in the recovery of a person from any kind of disorder, and it is necessary for the doctors and other professionals to know what kind and level of motivation their patient carries.
Points based systems are good in any aspect, as it is easy for any person, even a commoner to understand and also know the present levels… Good innovative idea by professionals.
I would have thought it obvious that if you don’t want to get out of bed and face the day, you’re demotivated. I wouldn’t need a ratings system to tell me that was the case, just a normal conversation.
Oh no! I hate to think that my levels of motivation are going to be determined by how quickly I can get my feet on the ground in the mornings. Maybe this is a good indicator, but maybe not. I might be slow to get moving in the beginning of the day, but I am a whirlwind of flurried activity in the afternoons.
Any tool that can be an indicator as to future wellbeing is useful. People often respond better to seeing the results of tests and stats they take than they do to being told what’s a possibility. I think that ratings system holds promise.
I am shockingly bad at getting out of bed. I feel much better later in the evening and am at my most productive and alert at about 10 o’clock at night. I don’t think being an early riser should give you more brownie points. My internal clock’s different. Maybe I need to move to the other side of the world to be in sync. :)