“I was considering surgery because I believed that was how it was treated”: a qualitative study on willingness for joint surgery after completion of a digital management program for osteoarthritis

ObjectiveTo explore, using a qualitative approach, reasons for patients’ continued willingness or their shift in willingness for total joint replacement (TJR) surgery, following participation in Joint Academy, a Swedish, digital, non-surgical treatment program for osteoarthritis (OA).DesignNineteen patients with hip or knee OA were interviewed after finishing their first 6 weeks in the treatment program, using a semi-structured interview guide....