What are the views of musculoskeletal physiotherapists and patients on person-centred practice? A systematic review of qualitative studies

PURPOSE: There is a growing expectation of physiotherapists to adopt a person-centred approach to their practice. Person-centredness for musculoskeletal physiotherapy, however, remains an under-researched area. A synthesis of the findings from qualitative studies exploring perceptions of person-centredness in musculoskeletal physiotherapy was conducted to inform future clinical practice.

METHODS: ENTREQ and PRISMA guidelines were used to develop a protocol for a qualitative systematic review registered with PROSPERO (registration number: CRD42020170762). Five electronic databases were searched to identify relevant primary studies. Studies were assessed for quality and data extracted. Data were analysed using thematic synthesis.

RESULTS: A total of 3250 studies were identified and screened. Nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Four main themes emerged from the data: treating each patient as a unique person, the importance of communication for achieving a therapeutic alliance, necessary physiotherapist traits for person-centredness, and supporting patient empowerment.

CONCLUSION: Empowerment of patients in musculoskeletal physiotherapy contexts might be improved through a more narrative approach to assessment, with clinical bravery recognised as a specific person-centred physiotherapy trait able to facilitate this. Physiotherapists should also consider the meaningfulness of any treatment activities they provide to maximise the person-centredness of their approach.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONEmpowerment of patients in musculoskeletal physiotherapy contexts might be improved through a more narrative approach to assessment.Clinical bravery is a person-centred physiotherapy trait that facilitates certain conversational freedom to elicit the true patient narrative.Person-centred physiotherapists should reflect on how meaningful their treatment activities are for individual MSK outpatients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Disability and rehabilitation - 45(2023), 6 vom: 29. März, Seite 950-961

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Naylor, John [VerfasserIn]
Killingback, Clare [VerfasserIn]
Green, Angela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Metasynthesis
Musculoskeletal
Person-centred practice
Physiotherapist
Qualitative research
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 28.02.2023

Date Revised 23.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/09638288.2022.2055165

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338785353