TY - JOUR
T1 - An early care void
T2 - The injury experience and perceptions of treatment among knee-injured individuals and healthcare professionals - A qualitative interview study
AU - Holm, Pætur M.
AU - Simonÿ, Charlotte
AU - Brydegaard, Nadia K.
AU - Høgsgaard, Ditte
AU - Thorborg, Kristian
AU - Møller, Merete
AU - Whittaker, Jackie L.
AU - Roos, Ewa M.
AU - Skou, Søren T.
N1 - Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/11/1
Y1 - 2023/11/1
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To better comprehend the initial injury experience and care requirements of knee-injured individuals, as well as healthcare professionals' interactions with early care.DESIGN: Qualitative interviews.SETTING: Public healthcare in Denmark.PARTICIPANTS: Ten individuals (6 women) with major knee injuries (6 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscal tears, 2 isolated ACL tears, 1 isolated meniscal tear, 1 patella dislocation), aged 16-33 years (median 19 years), 1-26 months post-injury (median 3 months). Thirteen HCPs (5 physiotherapists, 5 orthopedic surgeons, 3 general practitioners).MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Semi-structured individual and focus group interviews, transcribed verbatim and with latent thematic analysis.RESULTS: The three main themes were: 1) Emotional struggles in solitude - knee-injured individuals dealing with emotions alone due to limited HCP resources for emotional support. 2) Blurry beginning - knee-injured individuals finding initial care frustrating, a sentiment shared by HCPs. 3) A journey with no map - knee-injured individuals holding varied outcome expectations, while HCPs hesitate to discuss long-term knee health.CONCLUSION: Early care for knee-injured individuals is filled with worries and unmet emotional and information support needs. HCPs need more support and training to deliver timely and appropriate care.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To better comprehend the initial injury experience and care requirements of knee-injured individuals, as well as healthcare professionals' interactions with early care.DESIGN: Qualitative interviews.SETTING: Public healthcare in Denmark.PARTICIPANTS: Ten individuals (6 women) with major knee injuries (6 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscal tears, 2 isolated ACL tears, 1 isolated meniscal tear, 1 patella dislocation), aged 16-33 years (median 19 years), 1-26 months post-injury (median 3 months). Thirteen HCPs (5 physiotherapists, 5 orthopedic surgeons, 3 general practitioners).MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Semi-structured individual and focus group interviews, transcribed verbatim and with latent thematic analysis.RESULTS: The three main themes were: 1) Emotional struggles in solitude - knee-injured individuals dealing with emotions alone due to limited HCP resources for emotional support. 2) Blurry beginning - knee-injured individuals finding initial care frustrating, a sentiment shared by HCPs. 3) A journey with no map - knee-injured individuals holding varied outcome expectations, while HCPs hesitate to discuss long-term knee health.CONCLUSION: Early care for knee-injured individuals is filled with worries and unmet emotional and information support needs. HCPs need more support and training to deliver timely and appropriate care.
KW - knee
KW - injury
KW - sports
KW - healthcare porpessionals
KW - qualitative
U2 - 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.08.006
M3 - Article
SN - 1873-1600
VL - 64
SP - 32
EP - 40
JO - Physical Therapy in Sport
JF - Physical Therapy in Sport
ER -