Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants (n=14).
| Characteristics | Values | |
| Profession, n (%) | ||
| General practitioner | 3 (21) | |
| Physical therapist | 2 (14) | |
| Psychosomatic physical therapist | 4 (29) | |
| Psychologist/physical therapist | 1 (7) | |
| Health care psychologist | 2 (14) | |
| Mental health nurse | 2 (14) | |
| Female, n (%) | 9 (64) | |
| Age in years, median (IQRa) | 46.5 (20) | |
| Years of general work experience, median (IQR) | 18 (20) | |
| Years of experience treating patients with MUPSb, median (IQR) | 9 (18) | |
| Other work activitiesc, n (%) | ||
| Research assistant | 1 (7) | |
| Junior researcher | 1 (7) | |
| Postdoctorate researcher | 1 (7) | |
| Senior researcher | 1 (7) | |
| Clinical health scientist | 1 (7) | |
| Clinical epidemiologist | 1 (7) | |
| Teacher | 5 (36) | |
| General practitioner, special interest musculoskeletal | 1 (7) | |
| General practitioner, special interest mental health care | 1 (7) | |
| Public administrator | 1 (7) | |
aIQR: interquartile range.
bMUPS: medically unexplained physical symptoms.
cSome participants are classified in multiple categories.