Patient experiences of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain and their views on diagnostic shoulder imaging: a qualitative study.

Purpose: To explore patient experiences of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain, and their views on the role and value of diagnostic shoulder imaging.

Materials And Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 patients with shoulder pain exploring the impact and management of their shoulder condition, reasons for and experiences of diagnostic imaging, and feelings about and responses to diagnostic imaging findings. Framework analysis was used to analyse the dataset.