The Experiences of Parents Learning Physiotherapy Techniques for Their Child

N/ACompletedNCT02090946

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust6 enrolled

Overview

The experiences of learning from paediatric physiotherapists were explored through unstructured interviews applying Colazzi's method to interpret the data. In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, six parents responsible for a physiotherapy home programme for their child were selected through convenience sampling. The purpose of this study was to obtain rich and valid information that could be analysed. The phenomenon of their learning experiences was formed and explored, its implications discussed and inferences made in light of current physiotherapy service delivery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Developmental Disabilities

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * parent/main carer of a child with a long term physical condition receiving physiotherapy in the United Kingdom for at least six months. Exclusion Criteria: * parents experiencing physiotherapy outside UK practice. * parents to whom English is not their first language. * parents under 16 years of age

Locations (1)

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the learning experiences of parents

using Colazzi's analysis interviews are coded and relevant data formed into themes that form the phenomenon.

Time frame: after six months of physiotherapy

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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