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Table 2 Participant characteristics (sorted by age)

From: “Take me seriously and do something!” - a qualitative study exploring patients’ perceptions and expectations of an upcoming orthopaedic consultation

Gender

Age

Profession

Education

Pain location on referral

Man

33

Blue collar

High school

Knee

Woman

35

Assistant nurse

High school

Thoracic back

Woman

47

Baker

High school

Shoulder

Woman

49

Office worker

High school

Neck

Woman

50

Shop assistant

2-year high school

Arm/hand

Woman

50

Postman

2-year High school

Neck

Woman

51

IT, white collar

High school

Knee

Woman

52

Orderly

Elementary

Knee

Woman

55

Assistant nurse

High school

Knee

Woman

57

Nurse

University

Foot

Man

59

Truck driver

Elementary

Hip

Man

62

Blue collar

High school

Knee

Woman

63

Teacher

University

Knee