Table 2.

Example of scenario

	Treatment A	Treatment B
Pain medications per day	2	4
Known side effects of medications	Mild	Moderate/severe
Pain interference	Never	Never
Pain care is managed by	Myself	GP only
Risk of addiction to pain medications	3 in 100 people	25 in 100 people
Activity goals of treatment	Do exercises at home, including walking	Do exercises at home, including walking
Source of information on pain	From my doctor	By reading/online
Out-of-pocket costs per month	300	300
My choice is (please choose A or B)	□	□

GP, general practitioner.