Table 2.

Focus Group Schedule

Groups	Questions used to facilitate focus groups
For all groups	Do you think the language/type of words you use when you see your Patient/GP etc matters? Why? How? For each term: What do you think this word/phrase means? What do you think other people think it means (e.g. such as patients, GPs etc) What do you think having an (eg.Xray, MRI) will show? Follow up prompts used to explore the meaning and understanding of each term
For Health Professional Groups only	Are there any other words you used to describe back pain/ache to a patient? Follow up prompts used to explore the meaning and understanding of each term
For Members of the Public Groups Only	Are there any other words that you have heard used to describe back pain? What do you think (list of health care professions in turn) do when you have back pain? Follow up prompts used to explore the meaning and understanding of each Term.