Competences to self-manage low back pain among care-seeking adolescents from general practice - a qualitative study

Table 1 Characteristics of participating adolescents

Pseudonym	Age	Sex	Duration of LBP	LBP intensity*			Pain onset	Family history of LBP
Pseudonym	Age	Sex	Duration of LBP	Avg	Worst	Current	Pain onset	Family history of LBP
Kathrine	18	Female	1.5 years	6	8	4	Insidious	Yes
Sarah	17	Female	3 years	6	6	4	Insidious	No
Emma	18	Female	5 years	6	9	4	Traumatic	Yes
Hellen	16	Female	2–3 years	7	8	4	Insidious	Yes
Amanda	18	Female	2.5 years	5	8	0	Insidious	No
Beatrice	16	Female	3 years	0.5	3	0	Insidious	Yes
Diane	16	Female	2.5 years	6	7	4	Insidious	No
Tommy	16	Male	10 months	3	7	2	Insidious	No
Oliver	16	Male	9 months	0	2	0	Insidious	Yes
Ingrid	15	Female	2 years	7	9	4	Traumatic	No

* LBP intensity was measured on a 11-point numeric pain rating scale (0 = no pain & 10 = worst imaginable pain). LBP intensity was assessed as average LBP during last week, worst LBP during last week and current LBP

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