Training and delivery of a novel fatigue intervention: a qualitative study of rheumatology health-care professionals' experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Successful, non-pharmacological research interventions are challenging to implement in clinical practice. The aim of the study was to understand the experiences of rheumatology nurses and occupational therapists (tutors) delivering a novel fatigue intervention in a trial setting, and their views on requirements for clinical implementation. After training, tutors delivered courses of a manualized group cognitive-behavioural intervention to patients with RA in a seven-centre randomized controlled trial [Reducing Arthritis Fatigue by clinical Teams using cognitive-behavioural approaches (RAFT)], which demonstrated reduced fatigue impact at 2 years.

Methods

Fourteen tutors participated in interviews, and eight tutors also participated in a focus group. Data were audio

SUBMITTER: Dures E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6755488 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature