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Table 3 Categories of analysis and main results for patients and health professionals

From: A qualitative study on the role of cultural background in patients' perspectives on rehabilitation

Categories:

Sub-categories:

A. management of back pain

• previous management of back pain

• cause and meaning of back pain

• rehabilitation by activity and exercise

B. function-centered rehabilitation

• patient expectations of treatment

• patients' coping strategies

• patients' assessment of treatment

C. goals of rehabilitation

• goals of patients' and health professionals'

• return to work

D. communication

• language barriers

• talking at across purposes

E. family

• family support

• differences of family support between women and men

F. barriers to rehabilitation

• psychological aspects

• financial concerns