The patient experience of osteopathic healthcare
| Autor: | Paul J Orrock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Alternative medicine Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Context (language use) Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient-Centered Care Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) Patient experience Health care medicine Humans Pain Management 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Physician-Patient Relations 030222 orthopedics business.industry Australia Chronic pain General Medicine Middle Aged Manipulation Osteopathic medicine.disease Therapeutic relationship Patient Satisfaction Osteopathy Family medicine Physical therapy Female business Low Back Pain Osteopathic Medicine |
| Zdroj: | Manual Therapy. 22:131-137 |
| ISSN: | 1356-689X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.math.2015.11.003 |
| Popis: | Background Osteopathy in Australia is a primary care limited scope practice. Practitioner surveys suggest that patients present with chronic pain and receive manual therapies, exercise and lifestyle advice. Further research is required to deepen the understanding of this intervention from the perspective of patients. Objective To explore the experience of patients receiving osteopathic healthcare. Design Mixed methodology. Method A quantitative survey of a convenience sample of patients was followed by qualitative semi-structured interviews in a purposive sample of respondents with chronic non-specific low back pain. The transcripts were analysed using a phenomenological approach. Results The survey results suggested directions of enquiry for the interviews. Eleven subjects were interviewed and reported commonalities in their clinical histories with multisystem co-morbidities. Four themes became apparent: patient decision-making, patient shared experiences of the osteopathic healthcare consultation, tailored patient-centred care, and therapeutic relationship in healthcare. Conclusion This data suggests that patients experience osteopathic healthcare after trying other disciplines; that there are shared aspects of the consultations, with a thorough assessment, education about their condition, multiple manual therapies and lifestyle advice; that the experience is patient-centred and tailored to their context; and that the therapeutic relationship is a key aspect of the experience. These results reflect a number of aspects of osteopathic healthcare from workplace surveys. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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