Communication – relationship – physiotherapy. An interview study about home visits with elderly people
Purpose: To obtain an extended understanding of how communication and relationship between patient and physiotherapist mutually influence each other and the performance of physiotherapy during home visits to elderly people. Design: Semi-structured interviews. Material: Six experienced physiotherapi...
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Norwegian Physiotherapist Association
2017-09-01
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| description | Purpose: To obtain an extended understanding of how communication and relationship between patient and physiotherapist mutually influence each other and the performance of physiotherapy during home visits to elderly people.
Design: Semi-structured interviews. Material: Six experienced physiotherapists in different municipalities in Norway were interviewed. Method: The authors read the transcribed material thoroughly several times before identifying the entities of meaning. These formed the basis for themes from which subthemes were determined. After further interpretation citations were chosen to enlighten the participants’ voices. Findings: Two main themes each with a subtheme, are presented: «Function as the pivotal» and «Distribution of roles». The home as context is decisive for the physiotherapeutic assessment and planning of treatment. Social norms and rituals affect the meeting between patient and physiotherapist, in that the latter is a guest in the home of the former. Relationship and interaction are integrated parts of professional practice and trust acts as a tool to facilitate and improve the exercising of physiotherapy. Conclusion: The study highlights the interplay between communication, relationship and physiotherapy during home visits with elderly people. By allowing the home as a context to be a significant part of the functional assessment and being aware of the social processes and roles, the physiotherapist can facilitate meaningful rehabilitation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76e92c6f28eb4a398003d417b40f08842022-12-21T17:26:27ZdanNorwegian Physiotherapist AssociationFysioterapeuten0016-33840807-92772017-09-018482027Communication – relationship – physiotherapy. An interview study about home visits with elderly peopleLinda Örnholmer0Eline Thornquist1Verksamheten för arbetsterapi och fysioterapi, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, GöteborgHøgskulen på Vestlandet, Institutt for ergoterapi, fysioterapi og radiografi, professor II ved UiT Norges arktiske universitetPurpose: To obtain an extended understanding of how communication and relationship between patient and physiotherapist mutually influence each other and the performance of physiotherapy during home visits to elderly people. Design: Semi-structured interviews. Material: Six experienced physiotherapists in different municipalities in Norway were interviewed. Method: The authors read the transcribed material thoroughly several times before identifying the entities of meaning. These formed the basis for themes from which subthemes were determined. After further interpretation citations were chosen to enlighten the participants’ voices. Findings: Two main themes each with a subtheme, are presented: «Function as the pivotal» and «Distribution of roles». The home as context is decisive for the physiotherapeutic assessment and planning of treatment. Social norms and rituals affect the meeting between patient and physiotherapist, in that the latter is a guest in the home of the former. Relationship and interaction are integrated parts of professional practice and trust acts as a tool to facilitate and improve the exercising of physiotherapy. Conclusion: The study highlights the interplay between communication, relationship and physiotherapy during home visits with elderly people. By allowing the home as a context to be a significant part of the functional assessment and being aware of the social processes and roles, the physiotherapist can facilitate meaningful rehabilitation.https://fysioterapeuten.no/Fag-og-vitenskap/Fagartikler/Kommunikation-relation-fysioterapi-En-intervjustudie-om-hembesoek-hos-aeldre-personerphysiotherapycommunicationprofessional-patient relationshiphome visitselderly people |
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| title | Communication – relationship – physiotherapy. An interview study about home visits with elderly people |
| title_full | Communication – relationship – physiotherapy. An interview study about home visits with elderly people |
| title_fullStr | Communication – relationship – physiotherapy. An interview study about home visits with elderly people |
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| title_short | Communication – relationship – physiotherapy. An interview study about home visits with elderly people |
| title_sort | communication relationship physiotherapy an interview study about home visits with elderly people |
| topic | physiotherapy communication professional-patient relationship home visits elderly people |
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