Theme 1: role of health care providers | |
Barriers | Lack of clear information about how to use the booklet given by the health care providers |
Lack of encouragement from health care providers to use the booklet in the treatment course of OA | |
Patients’ doubts concerning the health care providers’ endorsement of non-surgical treatment modalities for OA | |
Facilitator | Encouragement from health care providers to use the booklet in the treatment course of OA |
Theme 2: patient’s perceptions about OA and its manageability | |
Barriers | Patients’ perceptions of OA as inevitable or not curable |
Patients’ perceptions that the complaints due to OA are not severe enough | |
Thinking that being pro-active during the treatment course is not an effective strategy to control the disease course | |
Facilitator | Being convinced of the importance of an active participation in the treatment course of OA |
Theme 3: patient’s perceptions about the usefulness of the booklet and patient's information needs | |
Barriers | Patients’ perceptions that the booklet is not a useful tool to manage their OA or not being aware of the aims of the booklet |
Having already sufficient knowledge about OA or sufficient support from health care providers | |
Not willing to know everything about OA or not paying any attention to OA | |
Facilitators | Patients’ perceptions that the booklet is a useful tool to manage their OA |
Lack of knowledge about OA or being interested in having more information |