Article

Rheumatic diseases have physical and psychological impact on
patients' movement and function. Basic Body Awareness Therapy focuses on
promoting more functional movement quality in daily life.
The purpose of this
study was to describe patient experiences from participating in Basic Body
Awareness Group Therapy for inpatients with rheumatic disease. METHODS: A phenomenological design included data collection in two focus group interviews
with seven patients. Giorgi's four-step phenomenological method was used for data
analysis. RESULTS: Four main themes emerged: (1) "Movement exploration-being
guided in movement" described informants' exploration of bodily signals and
movement habits; (2) "Movement awareness training in a relational perspective"
informants described experiences from being in a group setting; (3) "Movement
awareness-integration and insight" described informants' reflections on movement
experiences; and (4) "Integrating and practicing new movement habits" informants
described how they used their movement experiences in daily life. CONCLUSIONS:
The study described perspectives in movement learning experienced by patients.
The results support the view that contact with the body can help patients
exploring and cultivating their own resources for a more functional movement
quality. Descriptions of relational movement learning aspects can contribute to
our understanding of physiotherapy group design.

Langue : ANGLAIS