Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Solna, Sweden.
Arch Osteoporos. 2020 Oct 29;15(1):171. doi: 10.1007/s11657-020-00754-z.
Women with osteoporosis and back pain took part in focus group interviews and described their experiences of using and handling an activating spinal orthosis. The women described the back orthosis as being like a "close friend", a support in everyday life and a reminder to maintain a good posture.
The purpose of this study was to describe and gain a deeper understanding of the views of older women with osteoporosis and back pain seeking primary care regarding their use and handling of an activating spinal orthosis.
We chose a qualitative method whereby information was gathered via focus group interviews and analysed using inductive content analysis. Women who previously participated in a randomised controlled trial and wore an activating spinal orthosis for 6 months were asked. Out of 31 women, 18 agreed to participate. Five focus group interviews were conducted.
The analysis resulted in an overall theme in which the experiences of wearing the spinal orthosis were described as follows: "A well-adapted spinal orthosis could develop into a long-lasting friendship that provided support and help in daily life". The overall theme was based on three main categories: impact on daily life, individual adaptation and personal relationship. The main categories were well differentiated from each other but had an interdependency. All three categories involved cases in which the spinal orthosis was perceived as relieving symptoms and making daily life easier, as well as when it was perceived as being hard to manage and provided no symptom relief.
In older women with osteoporosis and back pain, an activating spinal orthosis could be perceived as being a "close friend" and a support in everyday life. To facilitate acceptance of the spinal orthosis, it was important for it to be well adapted and for follow-ups to be carried out regularly.
患有骨质疏松症和背痛的女性参加了焦点小组访谈，描述了她们使用和处理激活脊柱矫形器的体验。这些女性将背部矫形器描述为“亲密的朋友”，是日常生活中的支撑，也是保持良好姿势的提醒。
本研究旨在描述和深入了解寻求初级保健的患有骨质疏松症和背痛的老年女性对使用和处理激活脊柱矫形器的看法。
我们选择了一种定性方法，通过焦点小组访谈收集信息，并使用归纳内容分析进行分析。此前参加过一项随机对照试验并佩戴激活脊柱矫形器 6 个月的女性被要求参加。在 31 名女性中，有 18 名同意参加。进行了 5 次焦点小组访谈。
分析得出一个总体主题，即佩戴脊柱矫形器的体验如下：“一个适应性好的脊柱矫形器可以发展成为一个持久的友谊，在日常生活中提供支持和帮助”。总体主题基于三个主要类别：对日常生活的影响、个体适应和个人关系。主要类别彼此之间有很好的区分，但具有相互依存性。所有三个类别都涉及到脊柱矫形器被认为可以缓解症状并使日常生活更轻松的情况，以及被认为难以管理且没有缓解症状的情况。
在患有骨质疏松症和背痛的老年女性中，激活脊柱矫形器可以被视为“亲密的朋友”和日常生活的支持。为了促进对脊柱矫形器的接受，重要的是要使它适应良好，并定期进行随访。
