Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine and Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Hum&QRinHS), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Scand J Occup Ther. 2023 Jul;30(5):650-660. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2022.2112970. Epub 2022 Aug 22.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a neuropathic pain condition characterised by pain, paresthesia, loss of strength and disability.
To explore the experiences of women with CTS regarding the management of symptoms and limitations.
A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted. Women with a clinical and electromyographic diagnosis of CTS recruited from the Neurology Department of a Public Hospital were included. Purposeful sampling was performed. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and researchers' field notes. Analysis proposed by Giorgi was used.
A total of 18 women with CTS were included. Two themes emerged: a) Living with CTS symptoms and limitations: describing the symptoms experienced, triggers of their symptoms and how they define CTS. Also, describing the difficulties that they experience on a daily basis, at home when handling tools, communicating, driving, and at work; and b) developing daily strategies for managing limitations: developing potential daily strategies to overcome daily limitations and/or compensate for them, and seeking professional help.
Current results provide insight on how symptoms and daily limitations are experienced by a group of women with CTS. These findings could help occupational therapists to understand the day-to-day difficulties and the reasons for developing certain strategies.
腕管综合征（CTS）是一种神经病理性疼痛疾病，其特征为疼痛、感觉异常、力量丧失和残疾。
探讨女性 CTS 患者在症状和限制管理方面的体验。
进行了一项定性现象学研究。从一家公立医院的神经病学系招募了具有 CTS 临床和肌电图诊断的女性。采用目的抽样法。使用深入访谈和研究人员的现场记录收集数据。使用 Giorgi 提出的分析方法进行分析。
共纳入 18 名 CTS 女性。出现了两个主题：a）患有 CTS 症状和限制：描述了所经历的症状、症状的触发因素以及他们如何定义 CTS。还描述了她们在日常生活中在家中处理工具、交流、驾驶和工作时遇到的困难；b）制定日常管理限制的策略：制定潜在的日常策略来克服日常限制和/或补偿它们，并寻求专业帮助。
目前的结果提供了对一组 CTS 女性经历症状和日常限制的深入了解。这些发现可以帮助职业治疗师了解日常困难和制定某些策略的原因。
