Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for study participation
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
Aged ≥18 years | Pain not primarily generated from the musculoskeletal system |
Understand Swedish sufficiently to be able to fill out the questionnaires | Sickness cash benefit more than 30 days during the last 12 months due to musculoskeletal pain |
Having a paid job or receiving parental leave benefits, unemployment benefits or student aid | Full disability pension or retired due to age |
Musculoskeletal pain for less than 3 months during the current episode | Pregnancy |
Risk for development of persistent musculoskeletal pain and disability, indicated by a score ≥ 40 on the ÖMPSQ-SF | Red flag disorders such as malignancy/ cancer, acute major traumas such as multiple fractures (less than 6 months ago) or infection, spinal cord compression/cauda equina |
Independently mobile (with or without aids), to be capable of participating in intervention | Severe mental illness, ongoing substance abuse disorders |