Table 1 topic list for interviews

Patients

Is it correct that you visited your orthopedic surgeon on <date> because of your <knee/back> complaints?

How is your <knee/back> now?

If I am correct, your orthopedic surgeon filled out a form for your occupational physician, do you remember this?

Did you receive this form?

Did you give this form to your occupational physician?

When and how did you give it/why did you not transfer it?

What did the occupational physician do with this information?

What did you think of the fact that your orthopedic surgeon informed your occupational physician in this way?

Did your orthopedic surgeon contact your occupational physician?

Do you have other questions or information on this topic?

Orthopedic surgeons and occupational physicians

Assessment of the form

Usability of the form

Impact of using the form on the management of the disorder

Impact of the form on communication

When is communication useful