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The women described the back orthosis as being like a \u201cclose friend\u201d, a support in everyday life and a reminder to maintain a good posture.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to describe and gain a deeper understanding of the views of older women with osteoporosis and back pain seeking primary care regarding their use and handling of an activating spinal orthosis.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We chose a qualitative method whereby information was gathered via focus group interviews and analysed using inductive content analysis. Women who previously participated in a randomised controlled trial and wore an activating spinal orthosis for 6 months were asked. Out of 31 women, 18 agreed to participate. Five focus group interviews were conducted.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The analysis resulted in an overall theme in which the experiences of wearing the spinal orthosis were described as follows: \u201cA well-adapted spinal orthosis could develop into a long-lasting friendship that provided support and help in daily life\u201d. The overall theme was based on three main categories: <jats:italic>impact on daily life<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>individual adaptation<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>personal relationship<\/jats:italic>. The main categories were well differentiated from each other but had an interdependency. All three categories involved cases in which the spinal orthosis was perceived as relieving symptoms and making daily life easier, as well as when it was perceived as being hard to manage and provided no symptom relief.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In older women with osteoporosis and back pain, an activating spinal orthosis could be perceived as being a \u201cclose friend\u201d and a support in everyday life. 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