Niedermann, K, Hammond, A, Forster, A and de Bie, R 2010, 'Perceived benefits and barriers to joint protection among people with rheumatoid arthritis and occupational therapists. A mixed methods study.' , Musculoskeletal Care, 8 (3) , pp. 143-156.

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Abstract

Background: deciding whether or not to perform a health behaviour is an active decision-making process which has an impact on current and future behaviour and can be influenced by the beliefs both of patients and their healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to explore rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' and occupational therapists' (OTs) perceptions of the benefits of and barriers to performing joint protection (JP). Methods: a mixed methods design was used. Questionnaires applied a theoretical framework of key themes to assess the relevance of JP benefits and barriers both to people with RA and OTs. Focused interviews with people with RA then enabled data triangulation. Investigator triangulation was used to check the validity of data interpretation. Findings: ten people with RA and nine OTs participated. From the questionnaires, both groups agreed that highly relevant key themes for JP benefits were physical well-being, potential benefit and personal control. By contrast, the three key themes for JP barriers – negative attitude of others, negative impact on others and taking time from other things – were relevant for the majority of the OTs but not patients. The interviews enabled an understanding of the meaning behind RA patients' ratings, particularly their differences from OTs. People with RA explained JP benefits, and disease acceptance had altered some initial barriers into perceived benefits over time. Conclusions: emphasizing benefits and identifying individually relevant barriers could be an important communication strategy for OTs in understanding patients' rationale for whether or not to adopt JP methods.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Occupational therapy, joint protection behaviour, transtheoretical model, decision making, mixed methods
Themes:	Health and Wellbeing
Schools:	Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care > School of Health Sciences > Centre for Health, Sport & Rehabilitation Sciences Research Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care Colleges and Schools > College of Health & Social Care > School of Health Sciences
Journal or Publication Title:	Musculoskeletal Care
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1478-2189
Depositing User:	RH Shuttleworth
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2011 11:48
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2011 15:29
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/15964

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