Table 1.
Patients’ socio-demographic characteristics (N = 168)
| Age | |
| Mean (±SD) | 60 (±16.4) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 71 (42.8) |
| Female | 95 (57.2) |
| Origin | |
| Swiss | 113 (69.3) |
| Other | 50 (30.7) |
| Educational level | |
| Basic/apprenticeship | 88 (59.1) |
| Professional diploma/high school/college | 33 (22.1) |
| University | 28 (18.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 23 (13.7) |
| Married/civil partnership | 90 (53.9) |
| Divorced/separated | 38 (22.8) |
| Widower | 16 (9.6%) |
| Complementary medicine health insurance | |
| Yes | 98 (60.1) |
| No | 58 (35.6) |
| Does not know | 7 (4.3) |
| Duration of pain | |
| 1–12 months | 23 (14.3) |
| 1–5 years | 62 (38.5) |
| More than 5 years | 76 (47.2) |
Results are expressed in number of participants (percentage)