Experiences and perceptions of Chinese patients enrolled in a clinical trial assessing tuina and manual therapies for knee osteoarthritis: a nested qualitative study
Our study generated three themes-Understanding and Impact, Treatment Expectations and Satisfaction, and Treatment Goals and Outcomes, and developed a manual therapy model based on these themes. The generated model shows the important factors of doctor-patient interaction in KOA manual therapy management. Future research should expand to multidisciplinary and cross-cultural models to align standardized protocols with individualized patient needs.
Authors
- Duoduo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5629-4471)
- Changhe Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2764-6229)
- Qianji Chen
- Changxin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7353-9830)
- Zhiwen Weng
- Xiyou Wang
- Yixuan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4694-3955)
- Shuo Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-1740)
- Lingyun Zhang
- Yanan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-6957)
- Meiling Cai
- Luping Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7294-0988)
- Xiaoming Yang
- Sheng-Long Li
- Yang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7490-8343)
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shenzhen Luohu People's Hospital (CN)
- Community Health Center (US)
- Langfang Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04926-7
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00