Table 1 Participant details
Name of patient (Pseudonym) | Name of significant other (Pseudonym) | Relationship to patient | Patient employment status | Years in education (patient) | Years in education (significant other) | Significant other occupation | Duration of patient back pain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah | Harry | Spouse | Out of work (previously supermarket checkout assistant) | Left at 16 | Left at 16 | Engineer | 11 years |
Mick | Belinda | Spouse | Out of work (previously bus driver) | Left at 16 | Left at 16 | Unemployed (stopped work to care for patient) | 18 months |
Elizabeth | Frank | Spouse | Out of work (previously school cleaner) | Left at 16 | Left at 16 | Retired | 3 years |
Hannah | Gary | Spouse | Out of work (previously clerical worker) | Left at 16 | Left at 16 | Council worker (manual) | 5 years |
Sam | Tess | Spouse | Employed (Manager) | Degree | Doctoral | Doctor | 11 years |
Rob | Vikki | Spouse | Employed (Manager) | Degree | Professional qualification | Management consultant | 10 years |
Sally | Will | Son | Employed (volunteer service) | Left at 16 | Left at 16 | Property developer | 26 years |
Elena | David | Spouse | Employed (Training consultant) | Degree | Degree and professional qualification | Teacher | 3 years |
Ruth | Brian | Son | Employed (Social worker) | Professional qualification | NVQ | Plumber | 3 years |