An early care void: The injury experience and perceptions of treatment among knee-injured individuals and healthcare professionals – A qualitative interview study
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An early care void : The injury experience and perceptions of treatment among knee-injured individuals and healthcare professionals – A qualitative interview study. / Holm, Pætur M.; Simonÿ, Charlotte; Brydegaard, Nadia K.; Høgsgaard, Ditte; Thorborg, Kristian; Møller, Merete; Whittaker, Jackie L.; Roos, Ewa M.; Skou, Søren T.
I: Physical Therapy in Sport, Bind 64, 2023, s. 32-40.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - An early care void
T2 - The injury experience and perceptions of treatment among knee-injured individuals and healthcare professionals – A qualitative interview study
AU - Holm, Pætur M.
AU - Simonÿ, Charlotte
AU - Brydegaard, Nadia K.
AU - Høgsgaard, Ditte
AU - Thorborg, Kristian
AU - Møller, Merete
AU - Whittaker, Jackie L.
AU - Roos, Ewa M.
AU - Skou, Søren T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objectives: To better comprehend the initial injury experience and care requirements of knee-injured individuals, as well as healthcare professionals' interactions with early care. Design: Qualitative interviews. Setting: Public healthcare in Denmark. Participants: Ten individuals (6 women) with major knee injuries (6 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscal tears, 2 isolated ACL tears, 1 isolated meniscal tear, 1 patella dislocation), aged 16–33 years (median 19 years), 1–26 months post-injury (median 3 months). Thirteen HCPs (5 physiotherapists, 5 orthopedic surgeons, 3 general practitioners). Main outcome measure: Semi-structured individual and focus group interviews, transcribed verbatim and with latent thematic analysis. Results: The three main themes were: 1) Emotional struggles in solitude – knee-injured individuals dealing with emotions alone due to limited HCP resources for emotional support. 2) Blurry beginning – knee-injured individuals finding initial care frustrating, a sentiment shared by HCPs. 3) A journey with no map – knee-injured individuals holding varied outcome expectations, while HCPs hesitate to discuss long-term knee health. Conclusion: Early care for knee-injured individuals is filled with worries and unmet emotional and information support needs. HCPs need more support and training to deliver timely and appropriate care.
AB - Objectives: To better comprehend the initial injury experience and care requirements of knee-injured individuals, as well as healthcare professionals' interactions with early care. Design: Qualitative interviews. Setting: Public healthcare in Denmark. Participants: Ten individuals (6 women) with major knee injuries (6 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscal tears, 2 isolated ACL tears, 1 isolated meniscal tear, 1 patella dislocation), aged 16–33 years (median 19 years), 1–26 months post-injury (median 3 months). Thirteen HCPs (5 physiotherapists, 5 orthopedic surgeons, 3 general practitioners). Main outcome measure: Semi-structured individual and focus group interviews, transcribed verbatim and with latent thematic analysis. Results: The three main themes were: 1) Emotional struggles in solitude – knee-injured individuals dealing with emotions alone due to limited HCP resources for emotional support. 2) Blurry beginning – knee-injured individuals finding initial care frustrating, a sentiment shared by HCPs. 3) A journey with no map – knee-injured individuals holding varied outcome expectations, while HCPs hesitate to discuss long-term knee health. Conclusion: Early care for knee-injured individuals is filled with worries and unmet emotional and information support needs. HCPs need more support and training to deliver timely and appropriate care.
KW - Healthcare professionals
KW - Injury
KW - Knee
KW - Qualitative
KW - Sports
U2 - 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.08.006
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37696196
AN - SCOPUS:85172368267
VL - 64
SP - 32
EP - 40
JO - Physical Therapy in Sport
JF - Physical Therapy in Sport
SN - 1873-1600
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ID: 397243912