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- Title
Experiences of people with spinal pain receiving a blended biopsychosocial e-health intervention. A qualitative study.
- Authors
Poolman, E. Y.; Vorstermans, L.; Donker, M. H.; Coppieters, M. W.; Cuijpers, P.; Scholten-Peeters, G. G. M.; de Wit, L. M.
- Abstract
Introduction: 'Psychologically informed' care is a recommended physiotherapeutic treatment for people with non-specific spinal pain1. However, we lack information about patient experiences with this approach. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore how thoughts, feelings and behaviour are influenced through a blended e-Health intervention in people with non-specific spinal pain. Methods: This is an interpretative qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. Twelve participants who followed (parts of) a blended e-Health intervention2 were interviewed. Two researchers analysed the interviews using thematic analyses3, which was an inductive process, whereby all codes were formed and analyzed systematic, repetitive and recursive. A third researcher was invoked during the whole process. Results: Three themes emerged answering how thoughts, feelings and behaviour are influenced through a blended e-Health intervention in people with non-specific spinal pain: (1) patients' stimulators to do the intervention (physiotherapists plays a key role; complaints are driver; online modules provide depth), (2) increasing awareness (own role in pain; importance of activity; pain is not the same as damage; online modules play major role) and (3) inducing changes in life (next step). Discussion: Patients that were motivated to participate in the intervention for variable reasons increased awareness and made steps to change life. Process evaluation: To evaluate the quality of this study (1) a qualitative data expert was actively involved, (2) data triangulation was performed in each phase of the coding process, and (3) deviant cases were included to enrich the data.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; TREATMENT of backaches; CONFERENCES &; conventions; PATIENTS' attitudes; SPINE; PAIN management; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE
- Publication
Pain Practice, 2022, Vol 22, p11
- ISSN
1530-7085
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/papr.13128