Patient perspectives after a shoulder fracture
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring and contrasting the elderly patient’s experience of care after surgical and non-surgical treatment for a proximal humerus fracture: a comparative-qualitative study.
IRAS ID
164392
Contact name
Christine Buicke
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 31 days
Research summary
The purpose of our study is to better understand how patients who have had a shoulder fracture treated with or without an operation felt about their treatment and recovery. Listening to and examining their experiences will be helpful in better understanding how treatments are helping and what difficulties doctors should try and help with in the future.
A qualitative study will be performed which will involve interviewing elderly patients who have sustained a shoulder fracture and are at least 1 year post-injury. Interviews will be recorded by audio-tape and then transcribed verbatim. Transcripts of the interviews will be studied and analysed using a method called thematic analysis which analyses in detail areas that are important to the patients in relation to their care and recovery.REC name
London - Hampstead Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/2191
Date of REC Opinion
12 Dec 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion