eHealth interventions to support self-management: Perceptions and experiences of people with musculoskeletal disorders and physiotherapists - ‘eHealth: It’s TIME’: A qualitative study

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dc.contributor.authorKelly, Marieen
dc.contributor.authorFullen, Brona M.en
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Denisen
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Colinen
dc.contributor.authorMcVeigh, Joseph G.en
dc.contributor.funderIrish Society of Chartered Physiotherapistsen
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-16T13:37:44Z
dc.date.available2024-10-16T13:37:44Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-25en
dc.description.abstractBackground: There is increasing interest in the potential role of eHealth interventions to support self-management in people with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have been a significant catalyst for the implementation of eHealth modalities into routine practice, providing a unique opportunity for real-world evaluation of this underutilized method of delivering physiotherapy. Objective: To explore the perceptions of eHealth-mediated supported self-management from the perspective of people with MSDs and physiotherapists who work in this clinical area. Methods: A qualitative interpretive descriptive approach was used. Semi-structured telephone interviews with 13 musculoskeletal physiotherapists and 13 people with musculoskeletal disorders were undertaken. Transcripts were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Three main themes were identified: 1) Flexibility within a blended care model; 2) eHealth as a facilitator of self-management support; and 3) Technology: Getting it right. Participants expressed concerns about assessment and diagnosis, establishing a therapeutic relationship and felt eHealth should be reserved for follow-up purposes. There was a consistent view expressed that eHealth could facilitate aspects of self-management support. A lack of resources and suboptimal user experience remains a challenge. Conclusions: eHealth-mediated self-management support interventions were broadly acceptably, predominately as a follow-up option.en
dc.description.sponsorshipIrish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (COVID-19 Bursary)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationKelly, M., Fullen, B. M., Martin, D., Bradley, C. and McVeigh, J. G. (2022) 'eHealth interventions to support self-management: Perceptions and experiences of people with musculoskeletal disorders and physiotherapists - ‘eHealth: It’s TIME’: A qualitative study', Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 40(5), pp. 1011–1021. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2022.2151334en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2022.2151334en
dc.identifier.eissn1532-5040en
dc.identifier.endpage1021en
dc.identifier.issn0959-3985en
dc.identifier.issued5en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePhysiotherapy Theory and Practiceen
dc.identifier.startpage1011en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16581
dc.identifier.volume40en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rights© 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or builtupon in any way.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjecteHealthen
dc.subjectSelf-managementen
dc.subjectQualitative researchen
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal painen
dc.subjectIntervention developmenten
dc.titleeHealth interventions to support self-management: Perceptions and experiences of people with musculoskeletal disorders and physiotherapists - ‘eHealth: It’s TIME’: A qualitative studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue5en
oaire.citation.volume40en
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