Understanding the Impact and Tackling the Burden of Osteoarthritis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to understand and describe the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with osteoarthritis.

Methods

Qualitative study guided by cultural security, which ensures that research is conducted in a way that will not compromise the cultural values, beliefs, and expectations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Participants were purposively sampled through the networks of project staff. Research yarns (a cultural form of conversation used as a data gathering tool) were conducted with 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with self-reported osteoarthritis in Western Australia and Victoria, Australia. Data were analyzed using a framework approach and presented through composite storytelling (hypothetic

SUBMITTER: O'Brien P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952431 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature