School of Health Science, Southampton University, Southampton, UK.
J Sport Rehabil. 2012 Feb;21(1):18-25. doi: 10.1123/jsr.21.1.18. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
To explore athletes' perceptions of the factors that they feel may affect their adherence to a physiotherapy intervention.
A qualitative design using semistructured interviews.
Participants were interviewed at home or their athletic club.
8 participants, 5 men and 3 women with a mean age of 30.4 y.
Thematic analysis revealed 2 main categories of themes. The first relates to the athlete's perceptions of factors affecting his or her own adherence, with themes including the impact of injury, justification of adherence, and strategies used by the patient. The second relates to perceptions of the physiotherapist's impact on adherence, with themes relating to characteristics of and strategies used by the physiotherapist.
Findings demonstrate the importance of exploring patients' perceptions of adherence. A number of factors that affect adherence are identified, and strategies that may enhance adherence suggested.
探讨运动员对可能影响其坚持物理治疗干预因素的看法。
采用半结构式访谈的定性设计。
参与者在家中或他们的运动俱乐部接受访谈。
8 名参与者，5 名男性和 3 名女性，平均年龄 30.4 岁。
主题分析揭示了 2 个主要类别的主题。第一个主题与运动员对影响自身坚持的因素的看法有关，包括受伤的影响、坚持的理由以及患者使用的策略。第二个主题与运动员对物理治疗师影响坚持的看法有关，包括物理治疗师的特征和使用的策略。
研究结果表明，探讨患者对坚持治疗的看法非常重要。确定了一些影响坚持治疗的因素，并提出了一些可能提高坚持治疗的策略。
