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Barriers for guideline adherence in knee osteoarthritis care: A qualitative study from the patients' perspective
Author(s) -
Spitaels David,
Vankrunkelsven Patrik,
Desfosses Jurgen,
Luyten Frank,
Verschueren Sabine,
Van Assche Dieter,
Aertgeerts Bert,
Hermens Rosella
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/jep.12660
Subject(s) - guideline , perspective (graphical) , medicine , osteoarthritis , qualitative research , physical therapy , family medicine , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , sociology , artificial intelligence , computer science , social science
Rationale, aims and objectives Guidelines for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are suboptimally implemented in clinical care. To improve guideline adherence, patients' perceived barriers and facilitators in current care were investigated. Methods Eleven patients with knee OA were extensively interviewed using a semistructured script based on quality indicators. Directed content analysis, within the framework of Grol and Wensing, was performed to describe barriers and facilitators in 6 domains: guideline, health care professional, patient, social environment, organization, and financial context. Data were analyzed using NVIVO 10 software. Results In total, 38 barriers, at all 6 domains, were identified. The most frequently mentioned barriers were in the domains of the patient and the health care professional, namely, patients' disagreement with guidelines recommendations, negative experience with drugs, patients' limited comprehension of the disease process, and poor communication by the health care professional. The patients' disagreement with recommendations is further explained by the following barriers: “insistence on medical imaging,” “fear that physiotherapy aggravates pain,” and “perception that knee OA is not a priority health issue”. Patients also reported 20 facilitators, all of which are listed as opposing barriers. Conclusions Patients indicate that both personal factors and factors related to health care professionals play an important role in nonadherence. An interview script, based on quality indicators, was a significant aid to structurally formulate barriers and facilitators in the perceived knee OA care. Future guideline implementation strategies should take the identified barriers and facilitators into account.