What shapes beliefs about persisting symptoms after an isolated extremity injury? A qualitative study
Beliefs about the cause of persisting post-injury symptoms can be understood as a network of interrelated beliefs, moulded by individual experience and knowledge, but also interpersonal elements such as therapeutic alliance and fear of not being taken seriously by others. Causal beliefs were sometimes at odds with what patients were told by healthcare professionals, leading patients to seek alternate views.
Authors
- Shaun O’Leary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2574-129X)
- Prudence Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0763-4968)
- Michele Sterling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1772-2248)
- Nathalia Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2271-5408)
- Colleen Johnston‐Devin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-5383)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of the Sunshine Coast (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Royal Hospital for Women (AU)
- Sunshine Coast University Hospital (AU)
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2612457
- Primary Topic
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00