Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Practice

An Exploration of Experiential Knowledge in the Multidisciplinary Team

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ID4643523
AuthorsPhoebe Sanders (0000-0003-4130-9103, Changing Minds UK, Warrington, United Kingdom, corresponding author), Ross Wadey (0000-0001-7269-6754, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, United Kingdom), Melissa Day (0000-0002-9268-7158, University of Chichester, Chichester, United Kingdom), Stacy Winter (0000-0003-0168-4902, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, United Kingdom)
Year2021
Volume31
Issue2
Pages309-322
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732320933272
PMID32608324
OpenAlexW3039203834
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

The aim of this research was to explore the experiential knowledge of patient-facing staff working in a prosthetic rehabilitation center in the United Kingdom. Eleven members of staff with varied roles and levels of experience took part in semi-structured interviews. Transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Six themes were identified: (a) defining successful rehabilitation, (b) the complex reality of patient-centered care, (c) organizational and interpersonal challenges, (d) who provides psychological support? (e) prosthetic as a panacea, and (f) crash landing. These findings highlight the impact of rotational roles in an environment reliant on experiential knowledge, the challenge of applying patient-centered care models, and the negative effect of unrealistic beliefs about prosthetics on patients and staff. This study contributes to a limited pool of literature articulating the experiential knowledge of staff in the context of rehabilitation after major lower limb loss, facilitating the translation of practice-based evidence into evidence-based practice

Alternative medicine · Experiential knowledge · Experiential learning · Interpersonal communication · Knowledge management · Knowledge translation · Medical education · Multidisciplinary approach · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Medicine · Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation · Nursing · Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery · Rehabilitation

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