Alice Berry

The exhibition is the final installment of a trilogy that examines Black life in Central Virginia a century ago. (UVA Library illustration)

Menopause doesn’t have to be scary – in fact, it can be a time of freedom and independence, says a UVA expert on women’s health. (Illustration by John DiJulio, University Communications)

Even though about half of the population will experience it at some point, what menopause entails and what treatments are available remain fuzzy.

Women’s dress styles changed dramatically in just 100 years. (Photos by Emily Faith Morgan, University Communications)

Student nurse Elissa Hoyt, left, now dreams of being a labor and delivery nurse at UVA Health, after helping expectant mothers like Chanthiza Rath, right. (Photo by Kelly West, University Communications)

The Virginia Film Festival draws visitors from across the country every year. (Photo by Eze Amos)

Karen McGlathery, Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Environmental Sciences and the founding director of UVA’s Environmental Institute, is this year’s Elizabeth Zintl Leadership Award winner. (University Communications photo)

Other genres’ influence on pop music is one reason love songs may be on the decline. (Illustration by John DiJulio, University Communications)

This study aimed to explore the barriers and enablers to physiotherapist-prescribed rehabilitation exercises for people with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) and to guide the development of a theoretically informed intervention for people with this condition. Eleven people receiving physiotherapy for RCRSP (M=69 ± 12 years) participated in semistructured interviews. Data were analysed using content analysis, the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). The following barriers and enablers were identified in line with the six themes and assigned relevant TDF domains. (1) The impact of previous knowledge and experience on beliefs, (2) therapeutic relationships, (3) expectations around diagnosis, (4) a long and slow pathway to treatment, (5) patients' experience of doing the home exercise rehabilitation programme and (6) seeing positive outcomes. Patients' beliefs that an investigation was necessary to make a diagnosis are incongruent with clinical guidelines. Several enablers identified that influence adherence to shoulder rehabilitation exercises will inform the development of interventions designed to improve adherence. Our findings highlight the importance of educating patients to alleviate identified barriers to self-management for RCRSP. Furthermore, it underscores the need to train healthcare professionals with the necessary skills to effectively educate patients, specifically about misconceptions and uncertainties about the condition and exercise.

Alumna Linnea Revak has owned Darling x Dashing for nearly 10 years. (Photo by Clara Castle, University Communications)