Feasibility and acceptability of exercise interventions for adults with tendinopathy: a mixed methods review. [Protocol]

Cooper, Kay; Alexander, Lyndsay; Swinton, Paul; Morrissey, Dylan; Pavlova, Anastasia; Mitchell, Laura; Brandie, David; Tzortziou Brown, Victoria

Abstract

This is a protocol for a review that aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of any exercise intervention for the treatment of any tendinopathy. The first specific review question is: What is the current knowledge about the feasibility of delivering exercise interventions for tendinopathy from the perspective of those delivering and receiving interventions? Specifically: a) How feasible is the delivery of exercise therapy for tendinopathy in terms of rates (e.g. of adherence, attendance, fidelity); and b) What are patients' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of the feasibility of exercise therapy for tendinopathy? The second specific review question is: What is the current knowledge about acceptability of receiving exercise therapy for tendinopathy from the perspective of people with tendinopathy? Specifically: a) How acceptable is exercise therapy in terms of tolerability; and b) What are patients' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of the acceptability of exercise therapy for tendinopathy?

Citation

COOPER, K., ALEXANDER, L., SWINTON, P., MORRISSEY, D., PAVLOVA, A., MITCHELL, L., BRANDIE, D., TZORTZIOU BROWN, V. 2021. Feasibility and acceptability of exercise interventions for adults with tendinopathy: a mixed methods review. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42020164641. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020164641

• Other Type: Experiment
• Online Publication Date: Nov 19, 2021
• Deposit Date: May 27, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 27, 2022
• Publisher: University of York. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Keywords: Tendinopathy; Exercise therapy; Physiotherapy
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1674760
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2035467 (Journal article published in Health Technology Assessment)
• Additional Information: The first version of this protocol was registered on PROSPERO on the 7th February 2020. It was updated on the 23rd March 2021 and then again on the 19th November 2021. For details of the changes made, refer to the PROSPERO record: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020164641