Table 1.

GP Interview script.

Topic	Questions
What do GPs know about osteoarthritis?	How would you describe osteoarthritis? What causes osteoarthritis? Is it an inevitable part of aging?
	What is the prognosis of the disease once patients have it?
Disease management	How do you manage knee OA in your practice? What is the role of clinical examination? What is the role of pain relief? What role does imaging play in diagnosis of OA? When do you send a patient for scans? What informs your referral of OA patients to other health professionals? •What sort of referrals would you make?
	Can you tell me about your experience in referring OA patients to allied care health professionals?
	When would you refer a knee OA patient to a surgeon?
	Are you familiar with the Tasmanian Health Pathways?
	If yes, how does the Tasmanian Health Pathways support your care of patients with osteoarthritis?
	When you discuss joint replacement surgery as a treatment option, what do you say to your patients?
	What roles do other health professional share in managing OA?
Exercise	What do you see as the role of exercise in OA?
	What type of exercises would you prescribe and why? What do you think are the likely benefits of exercise for OA? Is exercise harmful? •Overall, do you think exercise would be helpful or harmful?
Barriers/challenges	What are the barriers to prescribing exercise in OA patients?
	What do you find challenging about treating a patient with knee OA?
Patient understanding	What do patients know about OA?
	What do patients think osteoarthritis is?
	What do your patients think caused their knee OA?
	What do you think patients want with regards to their treatment?

OA, Osteoarthritis.