Outcome of analytic process
Categories | Codes | Themes |
Interpretation | Personal description of symptoms. Previous experiences of hip pain. Meaning of symptoms. Medical history. | ‘Lay’ versus ‘informed’ perceptions of cause |
Cause | Activities/movements associated with onset. Associated condition, anatomy or injury. Traumatic injury. Ageing processes. Weakness. | |
Identity | Labels or diagnosis. Diagnostic imaging. Diagnostic uncertainty. | ‘Fissures and tears’: the use of the diagnostic jargon |
Controllability | Activities/movements associated with flare ups. Predictability of pain. Treatment expectations. Coping strategies. Self-efficacy. | Controlling symptoms and ‘fixing damage’. |
Action and appraisal | Behavioural modification. Care-seeking experience. Failed treatments. Successful treatments. | |
Timeline | Recovery expectations. Future hip replacement. | Exercise, sleep and threat to mental health |
Consequences | Physical impact. Functional impact. Emotional impact. Social impact. General impact. Sleep. | |
Contextual life stressors | Mental health. Stressful life events. |