The aim was to explore the nature and scope of ethical issues arising during the
process of physiotherapy discussed from the perspective of physiotherapists in
private practice. Early in the interview process, it became clear that the
interviewees found it important to distinguish between ethical reflections relating
to the first session and the general process of physiotherapy, as they found the first
session to specific ethically important. In consequence, the guiding questions in
the interview guide was adjusted and pursued through two separate aims:
In study I, the aim was to explore whether and how ethical issues arise during the
first physiotherapy session discussed from the perspective of the physiotherapists
in private practice, and in study II, the aim was to explore the nature and scope of
ethical issues as they are understood and experienced by Danish physiotherapists
in outpatient private practice.