Physiotherapist beliefs and perspectives on Virtual Reality–supported rehabilitation for the assessment and management of musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a focus group study protocol

Brady, Niamh; Lewis, Prof. Jeremy; McCreesh, Karen; Dejaco, Beate; McVeigh, Joseph

doi:10.5281/zenodo.4633011

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“…A study information sheet 61 will be sent to individual physiotherapy departments and private practices. Regulating bodies, including the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP), and relevant clinical interest groups including the Irish Shoulder and Elbow Research Society (ISERS) will be contacted and requested to distribute study information to members via email.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The semi-structured nature of the question schedule 61 will give the PI flexibility to adapt questions and expand on new ideas as they arise 55,62 . The interview questions will explore physiotherapists perspectives on how feasible a VR intervention may be in clinical practice and anticipated barriers as well as facilitators to the use of such technology.…”

Section: Focus Group Interviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research team members will participate in a reflexive practice, prior to data collection and following each focus group interview. A refection diary 61 will be used to document individual researchers own relationship to the research topic and the participants as well as initial thoughts regarding codes and themes. This will help to enhance quality by identifying any potential biases that may influence data collection or analysis 63 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Zenodo: Physiotherapist beliefs and perspectives on Virtual Reality-supported rehabilitation for the assessment and management of musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a focus group study protocol. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4633011 61 .…”

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Shoulder pain accounts for a large proportion of musculoskeletal disorders and years lived with disability. Musculoskeletal shoulder pain is challenging to manage and while research evidence suggests that exercise should be a cornerstone of shoulder pain rehabilitation, the exact type and dosage of exercise is unclear. Adherence is a barrier to successful outcomes with exercise-based management of musculoskeletal pain, especially for those with co-morbidities, high pain levels and reported boredom associated with competing prescribed exercise. Virtual reality (VR) may offer an effective platform for rehabilitation of musculoskeletal shoulder pain. Virtual Reality has been shown to be effective for management of acute and chronic pain conditions, for delivering education around various health conditions, and for supporting rehabilitation of neurological conditions. Therefore, it is possible that VR may have a role in the delivery of exercise and education for individuals with musculoskeletal shoulder pain. VR intervention design should involve several steps and begin with establishing early acceptability from users as to the suitability of the technology in clinical practice as well as potential barriers and facilitators to using the technology successfully. This study will therefore aim to explore physiotherapists beliefs and perspectives of immersive VR as a platform for assessment and rehabilitation in patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain. Further, this study will inform the development of a VR intervention for use in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal shoulder pain. A series of online focus groups will be conducted with physiotherapists in Ireland using a qualitative descriptive approach to data analysis. A six-phase process of data analysis will be carried out to identify important patterns and themes within the data. The current study will be the first to explore clinician’s perspectives on the role of VR in musculoskeletal practice.

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Section: Recruitmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Focus Group Interviewmentioning

confidence: 99%