Table 1 Focus group questions
LBP healthcare seeking | Which healthcare providers have you seen for your back condition? |
| Â | What do you expect a medical doctor to do for your back condition? |
| Â | What do you expect a doctor of chiropractic to do for your back condition? |
Referral experiences | Has your medical doctor or doctor of chiropractic ever recommended that you see another health care provider for treatment for your back? |
| Â | Have you ever asked your medical doctor/doctor of chiropractic to refer you to another health care provider for your back problems? |
Co-management experiences | What made/might make you decide to seek treatment from more than one health care provider for your back pain? |
| Â | Would you mention it to your medical doctor/doctor of chiropractic if you were also seeing another health care provider for your back problem? Why or why not? |
| Â | Do you think having a medical doctor and a doctor of chiropractic treating your back condition as a team would be helpful? Why or why not? |
Co-management barriers and facilitators | What concerns would you have about seeing a both medical doctor and a doctor of chiropractic for this condition? |
| Â | What could a medical doctor and a doctor of chiropractic do to make it easier for you to see them both for your back problem? |
| Â | What would you do if a medical doctor and a doctor of chiropractic told you to do different treatments for your back pain? |