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Table 3 Constituent components of the intensive management intervention and identified themes

From: Intensive management for moderate rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study of patients’ and practitioners’ views

Components of the intensive management intervention

Themes

1. Monthly Appointments

Monthly appointments acceptable

Access to services/consultant

Monthly appointments beneficial

Intensive management preferable to standard care

2. The Therapeutic Relationship

Practitioners ‘fairly’ confident using motivational interviewing techniques

Patients and practitioners work on goals together

Importance of continuity of care

Provision of helpful information

3. Increased Medication

Improvement in RA symptoms

Side-effects of medication

Treatment algorithm easy for practitioners to use

4. Patient Handbook

Views on the content of the Handbook

Introductory use of Handbook

5. Shared Treatment Plan

Views on the shared treatment planning