Open AccessRehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A nested qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of participants in a randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Gareth Stephens,
Chris Littlewood,
Nadine E. Foster,
Lisa Dikomitis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.15
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1477-0873
pISSN - 0269-2155
DOI - 10.1177/0269215520984025
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , rotator cuff , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , qualitative research , randomized controlled trial , medicine , perception , psychology , surgery , social science , sociology , neuroscience
To investigate acceptability, barriers to adherence with the interventions, and which outcome measures best reflect the participants' rehabilitation goals in a pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial evaluating early patient-directed rehabilitation and standard rehabilitation, including sling immobilisation for four weeks, following surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder.
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