Experiences of recovery and posthospital care needs of working-age adults after physical trauma: a qualitative focus group study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore experiences of recovery after physical trauma and identify long-term needs for posthospital care.

Design, participants and setting

A qualitative study was conducted consisting of seven online focus groups among working-age adults who sustained their injury between 9 months and 5 years ago. Trauma patients discharged from a level 1 trauma centre in the Netherlands were divided into three groups based on the type of their physical trauma (monotrauma, polytrauma and traumatic brain injury). Group interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was conducted.

Results

Despite differences in type and severity of their injuries, participants all struggled with the impact that trauma had on various aspects of their lives. They experienced reco

SUBMITTER: Roodbeen RTJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021804 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature