The participants will be randomly allocated to intervention or active control. All participants in both arms receive the standard care for interdisciplinary rehabilitation at any of the six PHC pain teams in VGR. The teams consist of a physician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and psychologist. All teams provide person-centred rehabilitation, aiming to increase physical activity and support behavioural changes, and to decrease symptoms and the impact of pain on the patients´ daily lives. The standard care interdisciplinary rehabilitation period contains both theoretical and practical components such as patient education, physical exercise and behavioural interventions. The sessions are mainly group-based. The duration of the rehabilitation period varies between 5 to 7 weeks + a follow-up visit after 3 months.
The participants in the intervention arm also receive an extra booster-session 3 months after the standard follow-up. At the booster-session, the participant´s individual rehabilitation plan is followed-up and adjusted. This extra period also includes extended access to the team, meaning that the participants have the possibility to contact the team and, if needed, have digital or telephone contact.
The participants complete a battery of questionaires included in the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation an also extra questionnaires provided to the participants through an electronic research form.
Data collection is made at baseline before starting the rehabilitation, directly after the 5 to 7 weeks rehabilitation period and 6, 12 and 24 months after baseline.
