Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 21 interview participants

Variable	mean (sd)	n	%
Age	49 (6.9)
20-30 years		0
31-40 years		4	19
41-50 years		4	19
51-60 years		13	62
Gender
Male		9	43
Female		12	57
Education
Primary		8	38
Secondary		6	29
Higher		7	33
Profession
Teacher		4	19
Healthcare		6	29
Sales		2	10
Engineering		3	14
Gardening		3	14
Administration		2	10
Journalist		1	4
Working hours	31 (8.4)
20 hours		4	19
21-30 hours		5	24
31-40 hours		12	57
Pain location
(low) Back		9	43
Neck/shoulders		7	33
Fibromyalgia		5	24
Pain intensity NRS a now	4.5 (1.9)
1-4		8	38
5-7		9	43
8-10		4	19
Pain intensity NRS average b	5.3 (1.7)
1-4		2	10
5-7		12	57
8-10		7	33
Pain duration
1-2 years		3	14
3-5 years		0	0
>5 years		18	86
Pain Disability Index (PDI)	20.3 (8.2)
0-10		2	10
11-20		7	33
21-30		10	47
>30		2	10
Occupational parameter PDI	3.7 (1.5)
Work
Paid employment		19	90
Self-employed		2	10
Work absence previous year c
0 days		17	81
1-10 days		4	19

^a Numeric Rating Scale

^b Average pain rating during the last 7 days

^c Work absence due to chronic musculoskeletal pain