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ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2026

Evaluation of the Acceptability and Feasibility of Stress Mitigation Education and Support Delivered via Telehealth for People After Road Traffic Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Injury.

Alison Sim, Amy G McNeilage, Trudy Rebbeck, Michele Sterling, Michael Nicholas, Sarah Donovan, Melita J Giummarra, Claire E Ashton-James

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Article in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Alison SimSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. alison.sim@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7357-9493
Amy G McNeilageSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7112-042X
Trudy RebbeckNorthern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4453-4739
Michele SterlingDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1772-2248
Michael NicholasSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4947-398X
Sarah DonovanCaulfield Pain Management and Research Centre, Caulfield Hospital, Caulfield, Australia.
Melita J GiummarraCaulfield Pain Management and Research Centre, Caulfield Hospital, Caulfield, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-6058
Claire E Ashton-JamesSydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-4295

Funding

Transport Accident Commission VBHC grant scheme
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a consumer co-designed telehealth intervention which aimed to reduce claimant distress by providing pain management strategies, informational and social support to people who had made a compensation claim following road traffic musculoskeletal injury.

methodsEleven claimant participants who were at risk of a poor outcome completed the intervention in a one-on-one setting with the same clinician delivering the program across all sessions.They were interviewed about their experience (acceptability and feasibility including the use of telehealth). Clinicians who delivered the intervention also completed an anonymous feedback survey exploring their experiences delivering the intervention. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematic analysis was conducted.

resultsThere were four themes which broadly related to the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention as well as the perceived benefits: (1) knowledge is power, (2) healing with social connection, (3) further along than I would have been, and (4) telehealth was acceptable and feasible.

conclusionThe delivery of a co-designed telehealth-delivered stress mitigation intervention to support people with a road traffic musculoskeletal injury was feasible to deliver and acceptable to people who were at risk of a poor outcome. Further research to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention on outcomes such as pain, self-efficacy, and claims costs are needed.

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Accidents, TrafficMusculoskeletal DiseasesMusculoskeletal SystemPatient Education as TopicSocial SupportStress, PsychologicalAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain ManagementPatient Acceptance of Health CareQualitative ResearchTelemedicineDigital healthDistressInterventionMotor vehicle accidentRoad traffic InjuryTelehealth

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PMID39609347
PMCPMC12906523

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