Table 2 The fundamental values underpinning the patient-centered, recovery-oriented programme for patients with fibromyalgia

1. A belief in a person’s resources and strengths to undertake personal recovery work

2. A personal recovery work is self-determined and self-directed

3. A person can recover by learning from peers’ and HPs’ knowledge

4. A personal recovery work aims to remake a well life for oneself

5. A personal experiential recovery process takes time and hope is essential to endure

6. HPs’ role is to coach and support patients’ process of learning and recovering