Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for neck pain in military aircrew: qualitative interviews to inform design and content.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of flight-related neck pain is 70% in UK fast jet pilots; much higher than the general population. The Aircrew Conditioning Programme and direct access physiotherapy exist to minimise the impact on military capability, but a population specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) is required to investigate the effectiveness of these. We aimed to explore the experiences of flight-related neck pain to inform the content validity and development of a population specific PROM.

Methods

Qualitative semistructured interviews combining phenomenological and grounded theory methods, reported using Consolidated criteria for Reporting Qualitative research guidelines. A purposive sample of 10 fast jet pilots with neck pain was recruited. Concept elicitatio

SUBMITTER: Dowling A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896576 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature