About the project
Post-concussion symptoms, PCS, may persist in up to 40% of the adult population after mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI.
Exercise intolerance, understood as exacerbation of symptoms during physical activity, is often reported in this population.
The patient perspective and experiences on living with persistent PCS and exercise intolerance has not been explored, and this is important to provide effective rehabilitation.
The project is operated by CHARM, a research and service-user network of rehabilitation service research, and the research is carried out in cooperation with the research group Rehabilitation after trauma.
Objectives
In this thematic analysis, we aim to contribute to the understanding of exercise intolerance, beyond measurable bio-medical/physiological factors.
The purpose of this project is to explore the patients' experiences with exercise intolerance and graded aerobic exercise. A qualitative exploratory design with individual semi-structured interviews will be used.
We expect that the study will contribute with in-depth insight into what exercise intolerance entails, and what it is like to live with persistent symptoms and exercise intolerance after mild TBI.
