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Background Information (n=215)
| Age | 45.30 (SD=11.04) |
| Pain Duration in Years | 12.77 (SD=10.80) |
| Sex (female) | 95% |
| Race (white) | 95% |
| Education (> HS) | 97% |
| Marital (married) | 64% |
| Employment | |
| Working full time | 30% |
| Working part time | 13% |
| Unemployed due to pain | 19% |
| Pain Onset (insidious) | 48% |
| Medications | |
| Non-opioid analgesics | 70% |
| Opioid analgesics | 35% |
| Tricyclics | 15% |
| SSRI/SNRI | 52% |
| Antieplectic | 23% |
| Muscle relaxant | 27% |
| Benzodiazepine | 23% |
| Nonbenzo sedatives | 37% |
