Results
We included 20 patients, but only 18 were randomized (2 withdrew consent before randomization). The mean (SD) age was 53.1 (5.9) years, and mostly women (13/18); 7 were actively employed.In the experimental group, 6/9 (67%, 95%CI:35–88%) patients attended at least 80% of the scheduled procedures, while in the control group, 8/9 (89%, 95%CI:57–98%) did. Additionally, 1 out of 4 (25%) patients in the experimental group changed their status from "candidate" for low back surgery to "non-candidate". None of the 2 patients in the control group did so. We found differences between groups in the SF-36 mental health component (