Table 3.

Categories of analysis and main results for patients and health professionals

Categories:	Sub-categories:
A. management of back pain	• previous management of back pain • cause and meaning of back pain • rehabilitation by activity and exercise
B. function-centered rehabilitation	• patient expectations of treatment • patients' coping strategies • patients' assessment of treatment
C. goals of rehabilitation	• goals of patients' and health professionals' • return to work
D. communication	• language barriers • talking at across purposes
E. family	• family support • differences of family support between women and men
F. barriers to rehabilitation	• psychological aspects • financial concerns