Barriers and enablers to health care providers assessment and treatment of knee osteoarthritis in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly co-exists in persons with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and may impede diabetes self-management. Yet, OA is often underdiagnosed and undertreated due to competing health care demands. We sought to determine healthcare providers' (HCPs') perceptions of the barriers and enablers to assessing and treating knee OA in persons with T2DM.

Design

We conducted 18 semi-structured telephone interviews with HCPs who manage persons with T2DM (family physicians, endocrinologists, diabetes educators). Interviews were analyzed deductively using Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), a framework developed to comprehensively identify behavioural determinants. Within relevant domains, data were thematically analyzed to generate belief statements,

SUBMITTER: King LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9718241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature