Table 2 Key barriers identified by stakeholder group and level of agreement
Major research topic based on RA circuit | Key barriers identified | Level of agreement | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U-GP | R-GP | REU | PHA | HMA | SPR | ANDAR | ||
(n = 5) | (n = 5) | (n = 9) | (n = 6) | (n = 4) | (n = 1) | (n = 1) | ||
Access to healthcare services | a) Difficulties in accessing primary healthcare services | 0/5 | 3/5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
b) Difficulties in RA diagnosis among GPs | 0/5 | 1/5 | 9/9 | NA | NA | 1/1 | 1/1 | |
c) Difficulties in accessing secondary healthcare services | 1/5 | 2/5 | 4/9 | NA | NA | 1/1 | 1/1 | |
Treatment with biologics | d) Difficulties in accessing biologics | NA | NA | 4/9 | 0/6 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 1/1 |