Qualitative study exploring the views of patients and healthcare providers on current rehabilitation practices after lumbar fusion surgery
Tinne Thys,
Liedewij Bogaert,
Wim Dankaerts
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesTo explore the views of patients and healthcare providers on current rehabilitation after lumbar fusion surgery (LFS) to fuel the development of a novel rehabilitation care pathway.DesignA cross-sectional, qualitative study with an interpretive descriptive design.SettingAcademic and non-academic hospital setting in Belgium.Participants31 caregivers from (non)-academic settings and 5 patients with LFS were purposefully sampled and in-depth interviewed.ResultsOut of the data of all interviews, particip… Show more
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