Table 1:
Patient characteristics
| Patients (n = 7) | |
|---|---|
| Age in years, Mean (age range) | 45 (30 – 71) |
| Sex | 3 female, 4 male |
| Reason for presentation in the emergency department | 2 acute back complaints |
| 4 knee traumata | |
| 1 acute pain in the lower leg | |
| Patients with previous physiotherapy experience | 4 out of 7 |
| Patients with previous positive physiotherapy experience | 4 out of 7 |
Figure 1:
Central concept “patient perspective” with 4 main thematic categories and contextualising information (process experiences).
Figure 2:
Individual category “potential role of physiotherapy” from the central concept “patient perspective”.
Table 2:
Characteristics of the healthcare professionals.
| Healthcare professionals (n = 5) | |
|---|---|
| Professional groups | 2 physiotherapists, 2 emergency nurses and 1 senior physician, the last 3 of whom work in the emergency department |
| Professional experience in working with physiotherapy in the emergency department | 1 out of 5 healthcare professionals |
| Experience in current profession, in years | 5 to 23 |
| Experience in the emergency department, in years, n = 3 | 2 to 23 |
Figure 3:
Thematic main and sub-categories from the perspective of healthcare professionals.
Figure 4:
Individual category “potential tasks of physiotherapy” from the perspective of healthcare professionals.