Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic joint disease that results in pain and disability in many people. Cultural practice may influence patients' views about their condition, its related issues and management. The aim of our study was to explore the perspective about knee OA and its related issues among Malaysian patients with knee OA. Twelve patients diagnosed with knee OA (8 females and 4 males) attending physiotherapy sessions at a University Hospital, mean age (SD): 67.1(9.4) years and median visual analog scale score of 5/10 participated in this qualitative study. One to one indepth interviews were conducted, audio recorded and later transcribed verbatim. Three main themes were identified from the transcribed data; knee pain and its' related issues (reason and aggravating factors of knee pain, coping strategies), impact of knee pain (impact on daily activities and emotions) and physiotherapy management (effects and expectations of physiotherapy, compliance and adherence towards home exercises). Most participants expressed that their knee pain was aggravated by certain movements that had an effect on their daily activities namely squatting. The findings also suggested that physiotherapy management was perceived as secondary prevention rather than a cure. Findings from this study provides information about the perceptions and related issues of patients with knee OA. This information may help health professionals in tailoring patient-centered care and provide better management. ABStRAKOsteoarthritis (OA) sendi lutut adalah penyakit sendi kronik yang kerap menjadi punca kesakitan dan kurangupaya di kalangan ramai orang. Amalan budaya boleh mempengaruhi pandangan pesakit tentang keadaan mereka, isu-isu yang berkaitan dan pengurusan. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk meneroka perspektif tentang OA sendi lutut dan isu-isu berkaitan di kalangan pesakit OA sendi lutut di Malaysia. Dua belas orang dewasa dengan diagnosis OA sendi lutut (8 perempuan dan 4 orang lelaki) yang menghadiri sesi fisioterapi di Hospital Universiti, purata usia (SD): 67.1 (9.4) tahun dan skor median skala analog visual 5/10 telah menyertai kajian kualitatif ini. Temubual mendalam telah dijalankan secara individu, audio direkodkan dan kemudian diterjemahkan verbatim. Tiga tema utama telah dikenalpasti dari data transkripsi; kesakitan lutut dan masalah yang berkaitan dengannya (sebab dan faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan sakit lutut, strategi mengatasi), impak sakit lutut (kesan terhadap aktiviti harian dan emosi) dan pengurusan fisioterapi (kesan dan jangkaan fisioterapi, pematuhan terhadap latihan senaman di rumah). Kebanyakan peserta menyatakan bahawa kesakitan lutut mereka telah diperburuk oleh pergerakan tertentu yang mempunyai kesan ke atas aktiviti harian mereka iaitu mencangkung. Penemuan ini juga mencadangkan bahawa pengurusan fisioterapi lebih dianggap sebagai memberi kesan pencegahan sekunder berbanding mengubati. Penemuan dari kajian ini memberikan maklumat tentang persepsi dan isu berkaitan pesakit yang mengalami OA sendi lutut. Pe...