Table 2.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristics | |
| Age | |
| Mean (range) | 48 years (24–70) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 7 |
| Male | 2 |
| Non-binary | 1 |
| Place of birth | |
| Born in Sweden | 9 |
| Not born in Sweden | 1 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 |
| Postpolio syndrome | 2 |
| Spinal injury | 1 |
| Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder) |
4 |
| Fibromyalgia and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome | 2 |
| Duration of pain | |
| Mean (range) | 32.6 years (14–66) |
| Education level | |
| High school degree | 3 |
| University degree | 7 |
| Occupational status | |
| Working full time | 5 |
| Working part time due to sick leave | 3 |
| Unemployed without financial support | 1 |
| On disability pension | 1 |
| Relationship status | |
| Partner | 7 |
| Single | 3 |