Table 1.

Demographics and disease characteristics of patients included in the survey

Patients approached (n)	126
Patients included (n; %)	118; 100
Sex
Male (n; %)	47; 39.8
Female (n; %)	71; 60.2
Age in years (mean; 95% CI)	55.8; 55.7–55.9
Duration of pain in years (mean; 95% CI)	6.1; 1.4–18.0
Number of comorbidities (median; range)	1; 0–6
Number of prescribed analgesics
Admission (median; range)	1; 0–4
Follow-up (median; range)	2; 0–4
Painful body regions
Back (n; %)	65; 55.1
Lower limbs (n; %)	101; 85.6
Neck (n; %)	19; 16.1
Upper limbs (n; %)	43; 36.4
Other (n; %)	24; 20.3
No data (n; %)	23; 19.5
Number of painful regions (per patient)
One (n; %)	18; 15.3
Two (n; %)	25; 21.2
Three (n; %)	36; 30.5
Four (n; %)	11; 9.3
More than four (n; %)	4; 3.4
No data (n; %)	24; 20.3

Note: All proportions are expressed in relation to the total number of patients included (n=118).

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.