Research Article

Knowledge of Knee Osteoarthritis and Its Impact on Health in the Middle East: Are They Different to Countries in the Developed World? A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Topic guide for the focus group and the semistructured interviews.

(i) Knowledge of knee osteoarthritis (OA)
 (a) Structures affected by knee OA
 (b) Reasons for increase in symptoms
 (c) Management options to relief symptoms
(ii) Management of knee OA
 (a) Options offered by physician
(iii) Impact of OA
 (a) Chief complaint
 (b) Variability of symptoms
 (c) Impact on activities of daily living
 (d) Impact on participation