Illness Narrative Master Plots Following Musculoskeletal Trauma and How They Change over Time, a Secondary Analysis of Data

Introduction; to the best of the authors knowledge, no past research has established how illness narrative master plots are expressed initially and then if and how they change longitudinally following musculoskeletal trauma. The aim of the present research was to consider how specific master plots w...

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Published in:Behavioral sciences 2024-11, Vol.14 (11), p.1112
Main Authors: Soundy, Andrew, Moffatt, Maria, Yip, Nga Man Nicole, Heneghan, Nicola, Rushton, Alison, Falla, Deborah, Silvester, Lucy, Middlebrook, Nicola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chaos
Data analysis
Diseases
illness narratives
Illnesses
Interviews
master plots
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Narratives
Patients
Qualitative research
quest
Rehabilitation
Restitution
Trauma
United Kingdom
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Summary:Introduction; to the best of the authors knowledge, no past research has established how illness narrative master plots are expressed initially and then if and how they change longitudinally following musculoskeletal trauma. The aim of the present research was to consider how specific master plots were expressed, interact, and change across time following musculoskeletal trauma. A narrative analysis was undertaken that included individuals who had experienced a musculoskeletal traumatic injury. Individuals were included if they were an inpatient within 4 weeks of the first interview, had mental capacity to participate, and were able to communicate in English. Three interviews were undertaken (within 4 weeks of injury, then at 6- and 12-months post-injury). A 5-stage categorical form-type narrative analysis was performed. Twelve individuals (49.9 ± 17.5 years; 7 male, 5 female) completed interviews at three time points following the trauma event (
ISSN:2076-328X
2076-328X
DOI:10.3390/bs14111112