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. 2024 Dec 29;14:155–169. doi: 10.33393/aop.2024.3217

TABLE 1 -.

Interview Questions

Interview Questions Sub-questions
What is your opinion on the use of imaging techniques, such as X-rays, CT, MRI, etc., in the evaluation and treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP)?
  • Do you think that spending money on imaging can enhance your recovery?

  • What are your anticipated outcomes from investigations?

  • Do you think the results of the investigation have influenced the outcomes of your management?

Has your healthcare provider introduced you to the CPG guidelines for LBP?
  • What interventions have been recommended or administered previously and currently?

  • By whom were those recommendations made?

  • Which of these choices is most suitable for you?

  • Where did you provide an explanation for why one should adhere to these recommendations?

  • Have you been assigned exercises as part of the recommendations?

  • Have you been invited to actively participate in the care of your lower back pain?

  • Will you follow these recommendations? If not, what are the reasons for not adhering to it?

What is your opinion on incorporating exercises into your treatment recommendations?
  • What is your opinion on incorporating exercises into your treatment recommendations?

  • What information have you received on the inclusion of exercises in your rehabilitation?

  • Which specific exercises have been recommended to you?

  • Are you willing to go along with these recommendations?

  • What factors do you believe determine the appropriateness or inappropriateness of these recommendations for you?

What is your opinion on incorporating physiotherapy into your treatment plan in accordance with guideline recommendations?
  • What are your thoughts on receiving physiotherapy to treat your pain?

  • What are your expectations about the physiotherapy recommendations? 

  • What makes your therapy expectations ideal for you?

  • What is your rationale for believing that certain recommendations you receive are inappropriate for you?

  • What additional elements do you believe influence your decision about accepting or not accepting therapeutic recommendations?