Patients´ Experiences of Changed Physical Activity Level Following Nerve Injury in the Upper Limb- a Qualitative Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- Enrolling By Invitation
- 入组人数
- 25
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Interview
研究概览
简要总结
This qualitative study sought to explore the exerience of change in physical activity due to nerve injury in the arm and hand.
详细描述
Aim:
Has the physical activity level changed in connection with the nerve injury. Experiences of factors influensing this change.
Population: Patients surgically treated for digital,median,ulnar-or plexus nerveinjuries at Södersjukhuset or Universitets sjukhuset in Linköping. 1-3 years ago. Age 18-75.
Method: Interviews are carried out over the phone, digitally recorded and trascribed. The analysis is inductive approach.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Injury to the median, ulnar or digital nerve or injury to the brachial plexus.
- •1-5 years post injury.
排除标准
- •Severe psychiatric disease.
- •Drug or alcohol abuse.
- •Insufficient language understanding.
- •Severe diabetes mellitus with nerve complications.
结局指标
主要结局
Interview
时间窗: 1-5 years post injury
A semi structured interview will be conducted, utilizing semi structured interview. Themes regarding changes in physical activity related to the nerve injury will be presented.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro
Principal Investigator
Karolinska Institutet