The experience of living with knee osteoarthritis: exploring illness and treatment beliefs through thematic analysis

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Pouli, Nektaria, das Nair, Roshan, Lincoln, Nadina and Walsh, David A. (2013) The experience of living with knee osteoarthritis: exploring illness and treatment beliefs through thematic analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36 (7). pp. 600-607. ISSN 1464-5165

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Abstract

Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability in older adults. However, there is limited research on the daily experience of living with knee OA. We aimed to offer insight into the beliefs of patients with knee OA about their illness and treatment.

Method: Twenty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 women and 7 men with physician-diagnosed knee OA, aged between 48 and 84 years (mean 1/4 62, SD 1/4 7). The audio-taped interviews lasted from 30 min to 1 h, and were transcribed verbatim. The data were subjected to thematic analysis. The transcripts were independently coded by two researchers to increase reliability of coding.

Results: Six themes were developed and two of these are examined in further detail: (i) Illness representation and (ii) Beliefs about the medical and surgical control of pain. Illness representation comprised beliefs about people’s understanding of OA and their pain experience, as well as expectations about the course of illness. The second theme presented experiences of limited pain relief and concerns about the use of drugs and surgery.

Conclusion: Exploring illness representations and beliefs about medical and surgical control of pain may provide the basis for initiating psychological interventions for people with knee OA.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/715598
Additional Information: The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in Disability and Rehabilitation 2014 http://www.tandfonline.com/10.3109/09638288.2013.805257
Keywords: Knee, Osteoarthritis, Pain
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.805257
Depositing User: Dziunka, Patricia
Date Deposited: 24 Jun 2016 13:03
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 16:37
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/34370

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