Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) and its impact on everyday life.

Design

Qualitative semi-structured interviews, analysed using thematic analysis.

Setting

Conducted as part of the mixed-methods OPTimisE pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial of outpatient physiotherapy patients in the UK.

Participants

17 participants with LET, purposively sampled from the trial to provide representativeness based on age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation index and treatment allocation.

Results

Four themes were identified from the participants' responses: (1) cause of onset-typically symptoms were attributed to: sudden changes in activity, repetitive work or compensating for other musculoskeletal conditions; (

SUBMITTER: Bateman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465899 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature