Exploring the Role of Community Exercise Rehabilitation Centers through the Rehabilitation Experiences of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: We investigated the perception of community sport rehabilitation centers by examining the experiences of living lab participants and discussing the centers' roles. From 50 living lab participants in the exercise rehabilitation center, in-depth interviews were conducted with the 10 among them (three males and seven females) who had high participation rates and consented voluntarily. The data collected through participant observation and a review of the literature were analyzed through inductive categorization. The findings show the points as follows: (a) owing to inadequate cognitive and physical accessibility, the older population faced challenges in utilizing the center, causing deficiency in the requisite information and knowledge essential for effective rehabilitation; (b) human and mat

SUBMITTER: Park D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10778574 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature