Clinician Perspectives on Firefighter Shoulder Disorder Causation and Management

Temitope A. Osifeso's dataset contains qualitative interview data from 15 clinicians on work-related shoulder disorders in firefighters. The data was collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed using interpretive description methodology. It was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Analyze clinician-identified causative factors for shoulder injuries based on themes like firefighting work nature and slips/falls.
• Study recommended management strategies based on themes like early diagnosis and individualized multimodal treatment.
• Investigate demographic patterns in injury risk based on themes concerning sex and work experience.
• Develop targeted prevention programs based on themes highlighting a lack of formal training and the need for re-education.

Strengths

• Includes data from 15 clinician interviews (11 male, 4 female).
• Interview subjects were between 30–61 years old and had direct experience managing firefighters.
• Analysis identified eight distinct thematic areas for causative factors and management strategies.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, suggesting limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data is qualitative interview results, which may not be suitable for quantitative modeling without significant transformation.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews analyzed via interpretive description methodology.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 17:37:24; freshness should be verified.