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Table 2 Identified codes organised into the APEASE framework

From: General practitioners’ perspectives on a proposed new model of service delivery for primary care management of knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study

Themes: APEASE criteria

Codes

1. Affordability

Influence of cost to patients

2. Practicability

Efficiency of referral procedure

 

Efficiency and effectiveness of ongoing communication

 

Fitting in with existing initiatives

3. Effectiveness

Is there a need?

 

Will it improve outcomes?

4. Acceptability

Trust

 

Personal relationships

 

The burden of care on GPs

5. Safety/side effects

Worsening of outcomes

6. Equity

Patient diversity