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Table 1 details of participants

From: Experiencing and controlling time in everyday life with chronic widespread pain: a qualitative study

Pseudonym

Age at interview

Family

Work

Duncan

50

Wife; 1 child at home, 1 child away

Retired from police

Eileen

57

Single; no children

Retired from teaching

Harry

53

Wife; 1 adult child at home

Previously factory fitter/foreman and warehouse work

Michael

56

Wife; 1 child at home, 1 child at university

Previously miner and railway guard

Natalie

40

Husband; 1 child at home

Previous work, last as phlebotomist

Sue

46

Husband; 1 adult child with own children; 1 adult child at home

Part-time work in warehouse

Trevor

58

Divorced; 1 child (no contact)

Previous manual work

Val

54

Husband; 2 adult children at home

Previous manual work in pottery industry