Table 1.

Professional background of pain specialists and rheumatology specialists.

Professional backgrounds of the specialists and countries they worked in		Frequency (n)
Pain specialists’ background
	Nursing	2
	Health sciences	1
	Psychology	4
	Medicine	1
	Anesthesiology	1
Country pain specialists worked in
	Canada	5
	United States	2
	United Kingdom	2
Rheumatology specialists’ background
	Consultant rheumatologists	3
	Pediatricians (with rheumatology interest)	4
	Nursing	1
	Physiotherapy	1
	Occupational therapy	1
Country rheumatology specialists worked in
	United Kingdom	10