Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data (n = 77).
| n % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 19 (24.7) | |
| Women | 58 (75.3) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Not married | 9 (11.7) | |
| Married, cohabiting | 15 (19.5) | |
| Divorced, separated | 3 (3.9) | |
| Widow, widower | 47 (61.0) | |
| Missing | 3 (3.9) | |
| Education | ||
| Primary school | 41 (53.2) | |
| More than primary school | 10 (13.0) | |
| Missing | 26 (33.8) | |
| Prescribed pain medication | ||
| No prescribed pain medication | 31 (40.3) | |
| No opioid | 30 (39.0) | |
| Weak opioid | 5 (6.5) | |
| Strong opioid | 6 (7.8) | |
| Other pain medication (ACT; M 02, 03, 04, 05)1 | 5 (6.5) | |
| Pain-related diagnoses | ||
| Yes | 57 (74.0) | |
| No | 20 (26.0) | |
| Barthel index | ||
| High dependency | (ADL scores <5) | 28 (36.4) |
| Medium dependency | (ADL scores 5-8) | 15 (19.5) |
| Low/medium dependency | (ADL scores 9-12) | 20 (26.0) |
| Low dependency | (ADL scores >12) | 13 (16.9) |
| Missing | 1 (1.3) | |
| Mini Mental State Examination score | 0 | |
1 M02 = topical products for joint and muscular pain, M03 = muscle relaxants, M04 = anti-gout preparations, M05 = drugs for the treatment of bone disease