Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

Characteristic
English as a first language, n (%)	13 (92.9)
Born in Australia, n (%)	7 (50.0)
Highest education level achieved, n (%)
Year 10 or less	2 (14.3)
TAFE / Vocational college	1 (7.1)
Year 12	4 (28.6)
University qualification	7 (50.0)
Currently employed, n (%)	6 (42.9)
Access to an Australian Healthcare card^, n (%)	7 (50.0)
Current insurance claim for injury, n (%)	1 (7.1)
Have consulted a health professional for LBP, n (%)	14 (100.0)
Average LBP intensity measured by NRS‡, mean (SD), min-max.
Current	2.9 (2.8), 0-8
In the last week	5.2 (2.6), 1-9
In the last month	5.1 (2.1), 2-8
Satisfaction with forum measured by GPIU† NRS, mean (SD), min-max	6.5 (3.0), 0-10

^ The Health Care Card assists Government benefit recipients, low income earners and selected other groups with access to cheaper Government-subsidized prescription medicines and a lower Extended Medicare Safety Net threshold.

‡ NRS: numeric rating scale.

†GPIU: global perceived impression of usefulness.