'I didn't know what I could do': Behaviors, knowledge and beliefs, and social facilitation after distal radius fracture
| Autor: | Janet Njelesani, Tsu Hsin Howe, Brocha Z. Stern |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Social facilitation
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Rehabilitation Perspective (graphical) Social environment Hand therapy Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Developmental psychology Conceptual framework Perception Health care book.journal Psychology business book Social cognitive theory media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists. |
| ISSN: | 1545-004X |
| Popis: | Background Biomedical models have limitations in explaining and predicting recovery after distal radius fracture (DRF). Variation in recovery after DRF may be related to patients’ behaviors and beliefs, factors that can be framed using a lens of self-management. We conceptualized the self-management process using social cognitive theory as reciprocal interactions between behaviors, knowledge and beliefs, and social facilitation. Understanding this process can contribute to needs identification to optimize recovery. Purpose Describe the components of the self-management process after DRF from the patient's perspective. Study design Qualitative descriptive analysis. Methods Thirty-one adults aged 45-72 with a unilateral DRF were recruited from rehabilitation centers and hand surgeons’ practices. They engaged in one semi-structured interview 2-4 weeks after discontinuation of full-time wrist immobilization. Data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive techniques, including codes derived from the data and conceptual framework. Codes and categories were organized using the three components of the self-management process. Results Participants engaged in medical, role, and emotional management behaviors to address multidimensional sequelae of injury, with various degrees of self-direction. They described limited knowledge of their condition and its medical management, naive beliefs about their expected recovery, and uncertainty regarding safe movement and use of their extremity. They reported informational, instrumental, and emotional support from health care professionals and a broader circle. Conclusions Descriptions of multiple domains of behaviors emphasized health-promoting actions beyond adherence to medical recommendations. Engagement in behaviors was reciprocally related to participants’ knowledge and beliefs, including illness and pain-related perceptions. The findings highlight relevance of health behavior after DRF, which can be facilitated by hand therapists as part of the social environment. Specifically, hand therapists can assess and address patients’ behaviors and beliefs to support optimal recovery. |
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