Table 2.
Physiotherapists’ characteristics (n=15).
| Pseudonym | Sex | Geographical locationa | Clinical experience (years) | Previous experience with telehealth | PEAKb RCTc videoconferencing participants at the time of the interview, n | PEAK RCT in-person participants at the time of the interview, n |
| Daniel | Male | Outer regional, Victoria | 19 | Yes | 1 | 0 |
| Edward | Male | Major city, Queensland | 10 | No | 1 | 0 |
| Gregory | Male | Major city, Victoria | 4 | No | 0 | 0 |
| Jason | Male | Inner regional, Queensland | 12 | Yes | 5 | 2 |
| Robert | Male | Outer regional, Victoria | 12 | No | 2 | 2 |
| Steven | Male | Inner regional, Victoria | 9 | No | 2 | 3 |
| Nicole | Female | Inner regional, Victoria | 15 | No | 3 | 5 |
| Anthony | Male | Major city, Queensland | 6 | Yes | 2 | 3 |
| Mark | Male | Major city, Queensland | 9 | Yes | 2 | 3 |
| Douglas | Male | Major city, Victoria | 18 | No | 4 | 3 |
| Caroline | Female | Major city, Victoria | 7 | No | 1 | 4 |
| Leslie | Female | Major city, Queensland | 9 | No | 0 | 1 |
| Brian | Male | Inner regional, Queensland | 14 | Yes | 3 | 0 |
| William | Male | Major city, Victoria | 10 | No | 1 | 1 |
| Vicki | Female | Outer regional, Queensland | 5 | Yes | 1 | 4 |
aLevel of remoteness, based on residential postcode, in accordance with the Australian Statistical Geographical Classification-Remoteness Area.
bPEAK: Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee Osteoarthritis.
cRCT: randomized controlled trial.