A qualitative study among women immigrants from Somalia – experiences from primary health care multimodal pain rehabilitation in Sweden

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Table 1. Background data for the participants.

Participant	Age (years)	Number of children	Individual interview	Focus group
P1	38	2	√	√
P2	51	1	√	x
P3	44	1	√	√
P4	51	1	√	√
P5	39	3	√	x
P6	43	1	√	√
P7	51	6	√	√

√: present; x: not present.

Figure 1. The model describes the process experienced by the participants. On the top is the core category that resulted from the whole process. The large circles represent the categories, and the smaller circles the subcategories. Both large circles are connected by the MMR programme which triggered the process of change.

Table 2. Core category, categories, subcategories and examples of open codes.

Core category	Categories	Subcategories	Open codes
Regained life	Panic	Life crisis	Big shock in the body
			Life suddenly became different
			Unemployment creates chaos
		Isolation	Was always in the bed
			Isolation makes us sicker
			Felt almost imprisoned
		Experienced poor health	Had pain in the whole body
			Was very tired
			Not possible to walk
			Whole musculature was tense
			Thought that I had a serious disease
		Constant search for medical help	Searched for medical help weekly
			Got a lot of treatments
			Expensive healthcare before the programme
	Connection	Positive experiences in the programme	Good experiences in the programme
			Interesting and useful programme
			Programme encourages and gives a lot
		Good interaction as a group	Programme gives more in the group
			Group promoted interaction
			We learn from each other
			We participated together in the activities
		Attained knowledge	We got a lot of useful information
			Learned how to perform activities better
			Learned how to exercise, train and walk
			Learned the consequences of inactivity
		Self-management and self confidence	Got to understand better how our bodies work
			Know that is important to take care of the body
			Made us handle (things) without the doctor
			We got to know how to help ourselves
		Willingness to share	Forward the information to others
			Can help to promote the programme to others
			Tried to help others
		Improved health	I got my health again
			Feel better and healthier after the programme
			Pain became easier to handle
			I feel younger