Table 1.

IMPORT Sample Characteristics

Age (years), mean(sd)	34.5	(12.5)
Sex,	n	(%)
Male	134	46.0
Female	157	54.0
Education,
HS or less	185	64.9
Some College	45	15.8
College Grad & more	55	19.3
General Health Status,
Poor/Fair	111	38.4
Good	123	42.6
Very Good/Excellent	55	19.0
Annual Visits to Emergency Room/Infusion Center
None	47	16.3
1 to 2	93	32.2
3 to 5	78	27.0
6 to 10	42	14.5
More than 10	29	10.0
Difficulty persuading providers about pain
No	177	61.0
Yes	113	39.0
Daily chronic pain
No	132	45.7
Yes	157	54.3
# of “Good” Pain Days (range 1–7), median(IQR)	4	(3, 6)
Pain level on “Good” Days (range 0–10), median(IQR)	2	(0, 4)