Table 1.
Demographic data of patients with chronic pain conditions
| All patients | |
|---|---|
| Gender (%) | |
| women | 77 |
| men | 23 |
| Age (years) | 54.3 ± 14.4 |
| Family status (%) | |
| married | 48 |
| living with partner | 10 |
| divorced | 14 |
| living alone | 15 |
| widowed | 14 |
| Educational level (%) | |
| secondary (Hauptschule) | 48 |
| junior high school (Realschule) | 23 |
| high school (Gymnasium) | 15 |
| other | 13 |
| Religious denomination (%) | |
| christian | 83 |
| others | 4 |
| none | 13 |
| Underlying pain conditions (%) | |
| spine-associated pain syndromes | 15 |
| fibromyalgia | 12 |
| polyarthritis/-arthrosis | 8 |
| migraine/headache | 4 |
| chronic inflammatory bowel diseases | 4 |
| cancer (accompanied by pain) | 4 |
| amputations (accompanied by pain) | 8 |
| pain associated with psycho-physical exhaustion | 4 |
| other pain syndromes or diseases | 41 |
| Duration of disease (months) | 96 ± 116 |
| Life Satisfaction (% Score) | 67 ± 18 |
| Escape from Illness (% Score) | 52 ± 27 |