Table 1.
Sample characteristics by treatment group.
| SST (N=28) |
Education (N=37) |
Standard Care (N=36) |
Total (N=101) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 53.07 (10.92) | 54.62 (12.45) | 53.64 (11.28) | 53.84 (11.53) |
| Duration of Pain (years)* | 14.21 (11.70)a | 8.51 (7.03)b | 8.79 (6.52)b | 10.19 (8.71) |
| Education | ||||
| Some High School | 3.6% (n=1) | 13.5% (n=5) | 5.6% (n=2) | 7.9% (n=8) |
| High School Diploma | 17.9% (n=5) | 21.6% (n=8) | 25.0% (n=9) | 21.8% (n=22) |
| Some College | 50.0% (n=14) | 13.5% (n=5) | 27.8% (n=10) | 28.7% (n=29) |
| College degree | 17.9% (n=5) | 24.3% (n=9) | 27.8% (n=10) | 23.8% (n=24) |
| Graduate Education | 10.7% (n=3) | 24.3% (n=9) | 13.9% (n=5) | 16.8% (n=17) |
| Unknown/Missing | - | 2.7% (n=1) | - | 1.0% (n=1) |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 35.7% (n=10) | 29.7% (n=11) | 25.0% (n=9) | 29.7% (n=30) |
| Women | 64.3% (n=18) | 70.3% (n=26) | 75.0% (n=27) | 70.3% (n=71) |
| Race | ||||
| European American | 64.3% (n=18) | 56.8% (n=21) | 66.7% (n=24) | 62.4% (n=63) |
| African American | 28.6% (n=10) | 40.5% (n=15) | 30.6% (n=11) | 35.7% (n=36) |
| Other | - | 2.7% (n=1) | 2.8% (n=1) | 2.0% (n=2) |
| Married | 60.7% (n=17) | 56.8% (n=21) | 52.8% (n=19) | 56.4% (n=57) |
*
p<.05
Note: Differing superscripts indicate statistically significant difference between groups.