The Experiences of Parents Learning Physiotherapy Techniques for Their Child

Completed

• Conditions: Developmental Disabilities

• Registration Number: NCT02090946
• Lead Sponsor: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

The experiences of learning from paediatric physiotherapists were explored through unstructured interviews applying Colazzi's method to interpret the data. In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, six parents responsible for a physiotherapy home programme for their child were selected through convenience sampling. The purpose of this study was to obtain rich and valid information that could be analysed. The phenomenon of their learning experiences was formed and explored, its implications discussed and inferences made in light of current physiotherapy service delivery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-10
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-09
• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-13
• Status Verified: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

• parent/main carer of a child with a long term physical condition receiving physiotherapy in the United Kingdom for at least six months.

Exclusion Criteria

• parents experiencing physiotherapy outside UK practice.
• parents to whom English is not their first language.
• parents under 16 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the learning experiences of parents	after six months of physiotherapy	using Colazzi's analysis interviews are coded and relevant data formed into themes that form the phenomenon.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; 🇬🇧 Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom