Therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain attending outpatient physiotherapy clinic



Document title: Therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain attending outpatient physiotherapy clinic
Journal: Rev. Rene
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000456533
ISSN: 2175-6783
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Institutions: 1Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Nigeria
2Olabisi Onabanjo University, Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. Nigeria
3Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester. Reino Unido
4Bowen University, Iwo. Nigeria
Year:
Volumen: 23
Pages: 71393-71393
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract 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
Portuguese abstract Objetivo: avaliar o itinerário terapêutico de pacientes com lombalgia crônica. Métodos: estudo qualitativo envolvendo a utilização de entrevista semiestruturada em profundidade, para coleta de dados sobre o itinerário terapêutico de dez pacientes com lombalgia crônica atendidos em clínica de fisioterapia de um hospital terciário. Os dados foram analisados por meio da análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: os temas emergentes foram: início da dor lombar, sintomas que iniciaram a jornada para o cuidado, etapas tomadas para encontrar alívio para a dor, percepção do entrevistado sobre o atendimento recebido, interferência da dor na vida normal, família e relações, práticas múltiplas nas quais pacientes com dor lombar crônica se envolvem, percepção da eficácia das múltiplas práticas e obstáculos para buscar atendimento. Conclusão: pacientes com dor lombar crônica seguem caminhos diferentes em busca de atendimento. A dor lombar crônica alterou significativamente a vida dos pacientes e os tornou propensos a praticar o pluralismo médico
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Traumatología y ortopedia,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Lumbalgia,
Fisioterapia,
Terapias complementarias
Keyword: Traumatology and orthopedics,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Low back pain,
Physical therapy,
Complementary therapies
Full text: https://biblat.unam.mx/hevila/RevRene/2022/vol23/11.pdf