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Table 5 Consensus on domain two “The influence of cooperation between physiotherapists and patients with LBP on their adherence to physiotherapy”

From: Which aspects facilitate the adherence of patients with low back pain to physiotherapy? A Delphi study

The influence of cooperation between physiotherapists and patients with LBP on their adherence to physiotherapy

Ratings of experts round 1

Item

Absolutely correct

Correct

Don’t know

Rather no

Wrong

Included cons. (%)

Excluded cons. (%)

1

Trust of patients with LBP

15

    

100

 

2

Patient-physio-therapist sympathy

5

7

3

  

80

 

3

Taking patients with LBP seriously

14

1

   

100

 

4

Including the views of patients with LBP

12

3

   

100

 

5

Providing long-term updates

10

4

1

  

80

 

6

Verbal communication

11

4

   

100

 

Positive consensus round 1 (mean)

93

Ratings of experts for newly suggested items in round 2

Item

Absolutely correct

Correct

Don’t know

Rather no

Wrong

Included cons. (%)

Excluded cons. (%)

1

Positively coined cues (verbal and non-verbal)

11

3

1

  

93

 

2

Cultural factors influence adherence

1

10

4

  

73

 

3

Understanding of morality by physiotherapists

3

11

1

  

93

 

4

Opportunities of rating the PT quality

2

2

8

2

1

 

73

Number of experts (mean)

8

5

3

2

1

  

Median of both rounds

11

4

2

    

Positive consensus round 2 (mean)

65

Positive consensus both rounds (mean)

79

  1. LBP = low back pain; PT = physiotherapy