Open AccessTherapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain attending outpatient physiotherapy clinic
Author(s) -
Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada,
Samuel Olaniyi Oladapo,
Chizoba Favour Igwe,
Olufemi O. Oyewole,
C. Fatoye,
Abiola Oladele Ogundele,
Francis Fatoye
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.20222371393
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , physical therapy , low back pain , thematic analysis , respondent , back pain , qualitative research , perception , alternative medicine , psychology , social science , pathology , sociology , political science , law , neuroscience
Objective: to assess therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain. Methods: qualitative study involving the use of an in-depth semi structured interviews were used to collect data on therapeutic itinerary among ten patients with chronic low-back pain who from physiotherapy clinic of a tertiary hospital. Data was analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: emerging themes were as follows: onset of low-back pain, symptoms that initiated the journey for care, steps taken to find pain relief, respondent’s perception on care received, interference of chronic low-back pain with normal life, family and relations, multiple practices in which chronic low-back pain patients are involved, perception of effectiveness of the multiple practices, and hurdles to seeking care. Conclusion: patients with chronic low-back pain take different routes in search of care. Chronic low-back pain markedly altered patients’ life and made them prone to practicing medical pluralism.