General practitioners experience multi-level barriers to implementing recommended care for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in managing osteoarthritis, including referring to appropriate management services. Physiotherapist-led osteoarthritis management programs and advanced practice triage services are effective, but GPs views on them are largely unknown. This study aimed to explore general practitioner perspectives on: (1) managing patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis, and (2) physiotherapy-led osteoarthritis care and referral pathways.

Methods

Interview topic guides were developed based on the theoretical domains framework. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews with GPs were conducted. All data were coded independently by at least two researchers and analysed inductively using thematic analysis, with barrier themes mapped to the soci

SUBMITTER: Gibbs AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657540 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature