Reasons for drop-out from rehabilitation in patients of Turkish and Moroccan origin with chronic low back pain in the Netherlands:a qualitative study

Objective: To explore which factors led to drop-out in patients of Turkish and Moroccan origin with chronic nonspecific low back pain who participated in a rehabilitation programme. Subjects: Patients of Turkish or Moroccan origin with chronic non-specific low back pain (n=23) from 2 rehabilitation centres and 4 rehabilitation departments of general hospitals in the Netherlands. Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients of Turkish and Moroccan origin (n=23), rehabilitation physicians (n=8) and rehabilitation therapists (n=2). Interviews were transcribed or summa... Mehr ...