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Abstract
Background: Physiotherapy has the potential to benefit people with voice and throat problems in conjunction with existing services.
Purpose: This study aims to explore the impact and role of physiotherapy in voice and throat care, from the perspective of people who have accessed such care. Gaining a better understanding of how physiotherapy contributes to care has the potential to improve services.
Methods: An interpretive description design was used to explore participants perspectives of the impact and role of physiotherapy through individual semi-structured interviews with people who had accessed physiotherapy for voice or throat care through a single private practice. Transcripts were analyzed with a general inductive approach suitable for qualitative evaluation data. Data were analyzed from six interviews and four main themes emerged, with each theme further characterized by categories.
Results: Two themes related to the impact of physiotherapy in voice and throat care: Offers a deeper understanding of issues affecting their voice/throat; facilitates individualized specific management. Two themes related to the role of physiotherapy in voice and throat care: Complements existing services; Valuable service. Each theme is further illustrated by categories.
Conclusion: This study indicates that physiotherapy for voice and throat problems can complement existing services while adding value, providing people with a deeper understanding of their problem and facilitating specific management. There is great potential for physiotherapy to benefit voice users. Future research should further evaluate the potential to include physiotherapy in the voice care team and consider how best to capture the broad impacts illustrated.
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The aim of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice is to provide an international, peer-reviewed forum for the publication, dissemination, and discussion of recent developments and current research in physiotherapy/physical therapy. The journal accepts original quantitative and qualitative research reports, theoretical papers, systematic literature reviews, clinical case reports, and technical clinical notes. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice; promotes post-basic education through reports, reviews, and updates on all aspects of physiotherapy and specialties relating to clinical physiotherapy.
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