'Down to the person, the individual patient themselves': A qualitative study of treatment decision-making for shoulder pain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many inconsistencies have been identified in the translation of evidence-based treatment recommendations for musculoskeletal shoulder pain into healthcare services, with little known about factors influencing decision-making. The objective of this study was to explore the views and experiences of healthcare providers (HCPs) and people living with shoulder pain on treatment decision-making.

Methods

Adopting a qualitative design, purposeful sampling was employed to recruit 13 individuals with nonspecific musculoskeletal shoulder pain and 30 HCPs. Data were collected through 1:1 semi-structured interviews and analysed using an approach informed by Constructivist Grounded Theory. To facilitate analysis, two patient and public involvement (PPI) meetings were conducte

SUBMITTER: Maxwell C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9122451 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature