Understanding patient experiences of self-managing chronic dizziness: a qualitative study of booklet-based vestibular rehabilitation with or without remote support
Understanding patient experiences of self-managing chronic dizziness: a qualitative study of booklet-based vestibular rehabilitation with or without remote support
Objective: this study explores participants’ experience of self-management of dizziness using booklet-based vestibular rehabilitation (VR), with or without expert telephone support.
Design: semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted.
Setting: participants were recruited from primary care practices as part of a large RCT.
Participants: interviews were carried out with 33 people (10 men and 23 women; age 27–84) self-managing chronic dizziness using booklet-based vestibular rehabilitation, with or without expert telephone support.
Results: data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The majority of participants in both groups reported a positive experience of VR therapy, with many participants reporting an improvement in their dizziness symptoms since undertaking the therapy. Participants in the telephone support group felt that a genuine relationship developed between them and their therapist within three short sessions, and described their therapy sessions as reassuring, encouraging and motivational.
Conclusions: the VR treatment booklet appears to be a valued tool for self-managing chronic dizziness and people appreciate receiving remote telephone support
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Muller, Ingrid
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Kirby, Sarah
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Yardley, Lucy
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18 May 2015
Muller, Ingrid
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Kirby, Sarah
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Yardley, Lucy
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Muller, Ingrid, Kirby, Sarah and Yardley, Lucy
(2015)
Understanding patient experiences of self-managing chronic dizziness: a qualitative study of booklet-based vestibular rehabilitation with or without remote support.
BMJ Open, 5 (e007680), .
(doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007680).
Abstract
Objective: this study explores participants’ experience of self-management of dizziness using booklet-based vestibular rehabilitation (VR), with or without expert telephone support.
Design: semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted.
Setting: participants were recruited from primary care practices as part of a large RCT.
Participants: interviews were carried out with 33 people (10 men and 23 women; age 27–84) self-managing chronic dizziness using booklet-based vestibular rehabilitation, with or without expert telephone support.
Results: data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The majority of participants in both groups reported a positive experience of VR therapy, with many participants reporting an improvement in their dizziness symptoms since undertaking the therapy. Participants in the telephone support group felt that a genuine relationship developed between them and their therapist within three short sessions, and described their therapy sessions as reassuring, encouraging and motivational.
Conclusions: the VR treatment booklet appears to be a valued tool for self-managing chronic dizziness and people appreciate receiving remote telephone support
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Accepted/In Press date: 27 April 2015
Published date: 18 May 2015
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