Patient journey following lumbar spinal fusion surgery (FuJourn): A multicentre exploration of the immediate post-operative period using qualitative patient diaries

• Alison Rushton ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: arushto3@uwo.ca

  Affiliations School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8114-7669

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• Feroz Jadhakhan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• Annabel Masson,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• Victoria Athey,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• J. Bart Staal,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• Martin L. Verra,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Physiotherapy, Bern University Hospital, Insel Group, Bern, Switzerland

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• Andrew Emms,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Physiotherapy, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• Michael Reddington,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Physiotherapy, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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• Ashley Cole,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2504-2402

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• Paul C. Willems,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Lorin Benneker,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Nicola R. Heneghan,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7599-3674

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• Andrew Soundy

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-5872

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