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Table 4 Influence of personal experience

From: What influences graduate medical students’ beliefs of lower back pain? A mixed methods cross sectional study

Sub-theme

Quote [Participant ID]

2.1 Individual’s personal experience with LBP

“Personal experience - I have got lower back pain from driving long distances from work and sitting down a lot from work” [3.2]

“In my personal experience I have had osteopathy on my lower back and found that to help..” [3.5]

2.2 Personal experience of others with LBP

“When struggling with pain, my Mum often reported frequent movement to help..” [2.8]

“Something that has really stuck with me was talking to a patient with a long term back issue who said they regret getting back surgery for it” [3.2]

2.3 Clinical personal experience of LBP

“I also had exposure assessing many lower back pain patients and seeing the different causes” [2.1]

“Knowledge & experience of supporting patients as a physiotherapist both with acute & chronic lower back pain” [1.1]