Patients’ Expectations of Physiotherapeutic Treatment for Long-Term Side Effects After Cancer: A Qualitative Study

Autor: Rikke Klitlund Jensen BPT, Sarah Jakobsen BPT, Sigrid Velling Gundersen BPT, Martin Faerch Andersen MSc, Marianne Kongsgaard MPQM, Janus Laust Thomsen PhD, Allan Riis PhD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cancer Control, Vol 28 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1073-2748
10732748
DOI: 10.1177/10732748211047091
Popis: Objective This study aims to explore the expectations of physiotherapeutic treatment of long-term side effects (LTSEs) after cancer among patients treated in physiotherapy clinics. Methods This a qualitative interview study based on a phenomenological approach. Adult patients with LTSEs after cancer were recruited through The Danish Cancer Society and a private physiotherapy clinic in Denmark. Individual semi-structured interviews were carried out using Microsoft Teams based on an interview guide piloted before the interviews. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Sampling was conducted with a focus on variation in LTSE. The data were analyzed using Malterud’s principles of systematic text condensation and coded in NVivo 12. Results 2 males and 8 females with an average age of 55.8 years were interviewed for between 40 and 60 minutes from October to November 2020. Four main themes emerged from the interviews 1 : The importance of the physiotherapist’s approach, 2 the benefits of meeting patients with similar symptoms, 3 the importance of receiving knowledge, and 4 patients seeking to maintain their current state more often than aiming to improve their condition. Conclusions Patients consulting a physiotherapy clinic with LTSE after cancer prefer the physiotherapist to have knowledge about cancer and to be emphatic. Furthermore, patients prefer to meet like-minded people and expect support to maintain their current condition rather than improve their condition.
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