Qualitative study exploring the views of patients and healthcare providers on current rehabilitation practices after lumbar fusion surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the views of patients and healthcare providers on current rehabilitation after lumbar fusion surgery (LFS) to fuel the development of a novel rehabilitation care pathway.

Design

A cross-sectional, qualitative study with an interpretive descriptive design.

Setting

Academic and non-academic hospital setting in Belgium.

Participants

31 caregivers from (non)-academic settings and 5 patients with LFS were purposefully sampled and in-depth interviewed.

Results

Out of the data of all interviews, participants reported opinions on 23 thematic clusters that were expressed in a time-contingent manner from the preoperative, perioperative to postoperative phase. Afterwards, themes were mapped to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Rese

SUBMITTER: Thys T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11141188 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature