Table 2 Categorisation of all symptoms expressed in the interviews (n = 40)
Engagement | Body region | Type of symptom | Symptom | Correspondence* | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bodily | Neck | Functional | Tenseness, stiffness | 1 | 34 | 85 |
Creaking, cracking | 2 | 6 | 15 | |||
Weakness, tiredness, powerlessness | 3–5 | 11 | 28 | |||
Locking, wryneck | 6 | 14 | 35 | |||
Pain | Tenderness | - | 4 | 10 | ||
Gnawing, smarting | - | 16 | 40 | |||
Burning, stinging | - | 10 | 25 | |||
Cutting, pricking | - | 7 | 18 | |||
Pulsating, pounding, throbbing | - | 4 | 10 | |||
Pressure, pressuring ache | - | 8 | 20 | |||
Unspecified ache/pain | X | 8 | 20 | |||
Shoulder | Functional | Tenseness, stiffness | 1 | 15 | 38 | |
Tiredness | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||
Pain | Tenderness | - | 7 | 18 | ||
Gnawing, smarting | - | 11 | 28 | |||
Burning, stinging | - | 6 | 15 | |||
Pressure, pressuring ache | - | 4 | 10 | |||
Unspecified ache/pain | X | 9 | 23 | |||
Shoulder blade | Functional | Tenseness, Stiffness | - | 10 | 25 | |
Pain | Tenderness | - | 4 | 10 | ||
Gnawing, smarting | - | 8 | 20 | |||
Burning, stinging | - | 2 | 5 | |||
Unspecified ache/pain | X | 8 | 20 | |||
Rest of the body | Pain, numbness in arms | 7 | 18 | 45 | ||
Headache | 8 | 22 | 55 | |||
Ache, stiffness in jaw | 9 | 4 | 10 | |||
Eyes; irritated, runny, tired, blurred vision | - | 3 | 8 | |||
Throat; hoarseness, pain, cramps in larynx | 10 | 3 | 8 | |||
General | Dizziness | 12 | 3 | 8 | ||
Nausea, Vomiting | 13 | 6 | 15 | |||
Cold symptoms, snottiness, feebleness, feeling out of sorts | 13 | 1 | 3 | |||
Mental/Cognitive | Fatigue | 11 | 9 | 23 | ||
Difficulty concentrating | 14 | 10 | 25 | |||
Sensitivity to sound/light | 15 | 3 | 8 | |||
(Burnout) | 8 | 20 | ||||
Emotional | Irritation, irritability | 17 | 18 | 45 | ||
Sadness, depression | 16 | 6 | 15 |