The challenges and gains of delivering a home-exercise intervention: a qualitative study of physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The paper presents insights from the Community based Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty (CORKA) trial. We aimed to explore physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants' experiences of delivering a home-base exercise intervention following knee replacement surgery. We were particularly interested in the feasibility, potential benefits and barriers of a community-based exercise programme from the perspective of physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants and to understand any constraints or training needs that arose.  DESIGN: Qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.  SETTING: The Community based Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty (CORKA) trial.

Participants

Five physiotherapists and six physiotherapy assistants with a range of clinical

SUBMITTER: Barker KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature