Table 3.

Postherpetic neuralgia pain status at enrollment in the study.

	Meditation (n = 13)		Control (n = 14)		Total (N = 27)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Years since shingles diagnosis
1 year or less	4	30.8	4	28.6	8	29.6
1–2 years	5	38.5	5	35.7	10	37.0
3 years or more	4	30.8	5	35.7	9	33.3
PHN pain medication
None	3	23.1	3	21.4	6	22.2
At least one	10	76.9	11	78.6	21	77.8
PHN pain level at enrollment
Mild pain	2	15.4	2	14.3	4	14.8
Moderate pain	5	38.5	5	35.7	10	37.0
Severe or greater pain	6	46.2	7	50.0	13	48.1
Days of PHN pain at enrollment
0–6 Days/week	5	38.5	4	28.6	9	33.3
7 Days/week	8	61.5	10	71.4	18	66.7
Other non-PHN pain
No pain	7	53.8	6	42.9	13	48.1
Present	6	46.2	8	57.1	14	51.9
PHN pain location
Face, head, or neck	3	23.1	5	35.7	8	29.6
Front chest & abdomen	7	53.8	2	14.3	9	33.3
Back, extremities, or other	3	23.1	7	50.0	10	37.0