Patients with chronic pain may need extra support when prescribed physical activity in primary care: a qualitative study

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Table 1 Characteristics of informants.

Informant no.	Sex	Age (years)	Diagnosis	Occupation	Time between prescription and interview (months)
1	Female	56	Fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis	Early retirement	3
2	Female	72	Fibromyalgia, polymyalgia	Retired	3
3	Female	61	Myofascial syndrome, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis	Early retirement	4
4	Female	52	Osteoarthritis hip	Working full-time	8
5	Female	54	Post-traumatic stress syndrome, osteoarthritis, asthma	Early retirement	7
6	Female	62	Osteoarthritis hip	Unemployed, sick leave	3
7	Female	43	Low back pain, osteoarthritis knee	Work training	12
8	Female	64	Thoracic pain	Unemployed, sick leave	3
9	Male	57	Spondylolisthesis	Working full-time	11
10	Female	69	Osteoarthritis hip and knee	Retired	8
11	Female	66	Polymyalgia	Retired	3
12	Male	69	Low back pain, hypertension	Retired	9
13	Male	63	Osteoarthritis hip and knee	Working half-time	3
14	Female	64	Fibromyalgia	Retired	8
15	Female	35	Subacromial impingement, chronic fatigue syndrome	Working half-time	3

Figure 1. Flow chart of included informants.

Figure 2. Theme, categories and subcategories of findings related to the experiences of and thoughts about receiving a prescription for physical activity of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain.