Table 5.

Quotes supporting the “multifaceted management strategies” theme

Subthemes	Quotes
Regular ULT‐serum urate lowering	“I haven't changed much always kept relatively careful about what I eat, exercise regularly and I've continued to do that, the difference is the medication” (participant 7, M).
	“I've gotta take it to control something. I don't like the pain involved with gout, and I know that it can be easily controlled with allopurinol therefore I take it and I'm very religious with it. I just take it every morning without fail” (participant 8, M).
	“I've got a pattern, put my pill in my pocket and put my hand in there and if it's still there at lunchtime I know I gotta take it, but yeah, I'm pretty good I don't miss” (participant 12, M).
Exercise	“If I don't exercise, I'm gonna get gout flares once again…It's good to know that it can be managed and also it all comes back down to you know your well‐being and your fitness levels and your health because I've looked after myself the last year, so I've had zero flares as a result” (participant 4, M).
	“I think it is a really good idea to do lots of walking and to exercise…I've now got really much fitter; much fitter and I just think that that must have helped” (participant 9, F).
	“[I am] back to cycling now so that that actually helps” (participant 17, M).
Healthy eating	“I'm way more conscious about diet because that is a controlling factor that I do have absolute control over…we have a lot of vegetable‐based meals now and you know, just try and help ourselves or help me a little bit” (participant 11, M).
	“I've cut a lot of the foods, fast foods and fatty foods and added a lot of lot more fruit and vegetables to the diet” (participant 14, M).
	“I still think you know to a certain degree, if you live a healthy lifestyle as well, certainly is going to help” (participant 16, M).

Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; ULT, urate lowering therapy.