We thank Dr. Chantal Brisson for making it possible to conduct this study within the cohort study known as The PROspective Quebec (PROQ) Study on Work and Health. We also thank Dr. Manon Lévesque for coordinating the data collection and pre-test of the Delphi DOLBaPP questionnaire, for her availability to facilitate access to the data and for responding to our numerous requests, and finally we thank all the assistants who participated in the project.
Author contributions
CED initiated the study, SP coordinated the study, specifically the translation process and AL contributed to analyzing the data and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All the authors discussed core ideas, participated in interpretation of data, and contributed to the writing of the final paper. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
This project was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee of the CHU de Quebec-Université Laval under the project number “2012-1674, DR-002-1409”.
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Not applicable.
Availability of data and materials
Data are available upon request to the corresponding author. The Delphi DOLBaPP definitions, questionnaires and cultural adaptations are available at http://backpaindefs.org.
Funding
Funding sources: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through funding of the PROspective Quebec (PROQ) Study on Work and Health (principal investigator: Dr Chantal Brisson). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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