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Table 3 Main categories regarding treatment aspects

From: Problems and needs for improving primary care of osteoarthritis patients: the views of patients, general practitioners and practice nurses

General Practitioners

Patients

Practice Nurses

Applied (non-surgical) treatments (20):

Prescribing Pain relievers (19)

Prescribing physiotherapy/massages (3)

Counselling (19)

- to reduce weight (19)

- to exercise (15)

- others (2)

Problems (20):

General (14):

- Increasing restrictions regarding prescription of physiotherapy, etc. (14)

- Lack of time (3)

Regarding pharmacological treatment (20):

- Package leaflets decrease adherence (14)

- Insecurity with pharmaco-logical treatment/guidelines (12)

- Little acceptance of opiats (6)

- Interaction with specialist (5)

Regarding life-style:

- Motivating the patient to exercise or reduce weight (17)

- Concomittant depression (6)

Needs/Expectations (20):

Improvement of symptoms

- pain (14)

- physical activity (8)

Pointing out possible treatments (5)

Conversation about the problems (2)

Referral (2)

Problems (20):

Regarding medication (20):

- (Fear of) side effects (16)

- Lacking pain relief (12)

Regarding counselling (15):

- reasons laying in individual behaviour (14)

- no precise advices to reduce weight/exercise (8)

- lacking information about supportive offers (6)

Knowledge (20):

Knowledge about treatment (18)

No Knowledge about treatment (2)

Involvement (20):

Involvement in treatment (2)

No Involvement in treatment (18)

Wish of being more involved (14)

No wish of being more involved (5)