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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Dec 29;53(4):669–681.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.367

Table 2.

Patient Characteristics by Study Phase

Phase 1: Item Reduction, n = 501
n (%)		 Phase 2: Validation, n= 664
n (%)
Origin: Canadian 150 (30%) 0 (0%)
Age : Mean (SD) 69.2 (10.1) 64.9 (7.7)
 ≥ 65 years 328 (65%) 307 (46%)
Women 170 (34%) 303 (46%)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 294 (59%) 189 (28%)
 Black or African American 111 (22%) 139 (21%)
 Latino or Hispanic 36 (7%) 271 (41%)
 Asian or Pacific Islander 28 (6%) 41 (6%)
 Multi-ethnic or other 30 (6%) 23 (3%)
Language: Spanish 0 (0%) 224 (34%)
Education: ≤ high school 162 (32%) 326 (49%)
Health Status: fair-to-poor 169 (34%) 265 (40%)
Married/Long-term relationship 227 (45%) 259 (39%)