Birgit Prodinger
Rehabilitation provided to patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A comparison of three different rheumatology clinics in Austria, Sweden and the UK from the perspectives of patients and health professionals
Prodinger, Birgit; Ndosi, Mwidimi; Nordenski�ld, Ulla; Stamm, Tanja; Persson, Gert; Andreasson, Ingrid; Lundgren-Nilsson, �sa
Authors
Dr Mwidimi Ndosi Mwidimi.Ndosi@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Nursing Rheumatology
Ulla Nordenski�ld
Tanja Stamm
Gert Persson
Ingrid Andreasson
�sa Lundgren-Nilsson
Abstract
© 2015 The Authors. © 2015 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. Objective: To explore patients' and health professionals' views of outpatient rehabilitation services for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in 3 different rheumatology sites across Europe. Methods: A qualitative multi-method study was conducted with patients and health professionals in Vienna (Austria), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Leeds (UK). Data collection was carried out during focus groups with patients and health professionals. Patients' hospital records were integrated into the analysis. Data were analysed for site and findings were compared across sites. Results: A total of 20 patients and 20 health professionals participated in 12 focus groups. Although the 3 sites were all publicly funded university clinics, there were differences between sites regarding the structure and content of rehabilitation services. The themes that emerged in the focus groups were: referrals; continuity in rehabilitation; information provided to patients; patients' organizations; documentation and communication amongst health professionals; interface between primary and specialist care; and prescription practices. Most themes were addressed at all 3 sites, but there were variations in the specifics within themes. Conclusion: Integration of patients' and health professionals' views on how rehabilitation services are coordinated and how (parts of) processes are set up elsewhere provide valuable information for the further optimization of rehabilitation services.
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | Sep 10, 2014 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | May 25, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | May 25, 2017 |
Journal | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine |
Print ISSN | 1650-1977 |
Electronic ISSN | 1651-2081 |
Publisher | Foundation for Rehabilitation Information |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 174-182 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1914 |
Keywords | delivery of healthcare, rehabilitation, interdisciplinary communication, patient perspective, multi-centre study |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/807930 |
Publisher URL | https://www.medicaljournals.se/jrm/content/html/10.2340/16501977-1914 |
Contract Date | May 25, 2017 |
Files
2009.pdf
(373 Kb)
PDF
You might also like
Personalised care packages for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a mixed-methods study.
(2024)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About UWE Bristol Research Repository
Administrator e-mail: repository@uwe.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search