"I had already tried that before going to the doctor" - exploring adolescents' with knee pain perspectives on 'wait and see' as a management strategy in primary care; a study with brief semi-structured qualitative interviews.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine how the "wait-and-see" recommendation affects adolescents' understanding of their illness and symptoms and their care-seeking behavior.

Methods: This study included brief qualitative, semi-structured online interviews. Adolescents (age 10-19 years) with long-term knee pain, who had been recommended "wait-and-see" by their general practitioner (GP), were recruited via previous studies and social media.