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“If I can get over that, I can get over anything”—understanding how individuals with acute whiplash disorders form beliefs about pain and recovery : a qualitative study
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Williamson, Esther, Nichols, Vivien and Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.) (2015) “If I can get over that, I can get over anything”—understanding how individuals with acute whiplash disorders form beliefs about pain and recovery : a qualitative study. Physiotherapy, 101 (2). pp. 178-186. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2014.06.001 ISSN 0031-9406.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2014.06.001
Abstract
Objectives: Beliefs held by patients have been shown to influence outcomes in acute whiplash associated disorders (WAD). The aim was to identify beliefs about pain and recovery present in the narratives of individuals with WAD and to understand how and why individuals' came to hold these beliefs. Design: A qualitative study. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of semi-structured interviews. Participants: Participants (. n=. 20) were enrolled in a large, pragmatic randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy for acute WAD. Participants were interviewed after they completed their treatment. Results: A range of beliefs were evident. These included beliefs about exercise and activity, ability to self-manage symptoms, expectations of recovery and competing priorities. Some beliefs appeared to be barriers to recovery despite all participants having consulted several health professionals. Health professionals were highly influential over how individuals' thought about and managed their injury. The pain experienced influenced how individuals thought and behaved as did past experiences of injury and illness. Competing priorities were a potential barrier to engaging with treatment. We identified examples of how beliefs and behaviour changed in response to information from health professionals and the pain they experienced. Conclusion: People with WAD hold a range of beliefs about pain and recovery and some appear unhelpful to recovery. Health professionals can influence these beliefs and encourage behaviours that aid recovery. Understanding how patients form beliefs may help health professionals to address unhelpful beliefs. It is important that advice and education provided is in line with the current evidenced based understanding of pain and recovery. © 2014 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Physiotherapy | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Science Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0031-9406 | ||||
Official Date: | 1 June 2015 | ||||
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Volume: | 101 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 178-186 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.physio.2014.06.001 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 July 2018 |
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