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Table 2 Characteristics of patients in focus groups

From: Barriers and facilitators to implement shared decision making in multidisciplinary sciatica care: a qualitative study

Focus group

n

Average age, years (range)

Male (%)

Average time since diagnosis, months (range)

1. Surgery

8

51 (19–81)

2 (25)

6 (1–18)

2. Conservative therapy

8

56 (19–75)

3 (38)

9 (1–24)

3. Still had to decide

6

51 (33–75)

2 (33)

9 (3–24)