Table 1.
Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics of Patients Included in Quantitative Phase.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean: 46.5; SD: 14.5); range: 22-86 | |
| 18-35 | 18 (22.8) |
| 36-50 | 37 (46.8) |
| 51-65 | 17 (21.5) |
| >65 | 7 (8.9) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 26 (32.9) |
| Female | 53 (67.1) |
| Employment status | |
| Public | 3 (3.8) |
| Private | 19 (24.1) |
| Self-employed | 3 (3.8) |
| Retired | 14 (17.7) |
| Unemployed (pain) | 20 (25.3) |
| Unemployed (other reason) | 14 (17.7) |
| Student | 2 (2.5) |
| Undisclosed | 4 (5.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 67 (84.8) |
| White others | 3 (3.8) |
| Asian/Asian British | 6 (7.6) |
| Arab | 2 (2.5) |
| Undisclosed | 1 (1.3) |
| Pain sitesa | |
| Head, face, and neck | 39 (49.4) |
| Upper shoulder | 28 (35.4) |
| Thoracic region | 7 (8.8) |
| Abdominal region | 5 (6.3) |
| Low back | 54 (68.3) |
| Lower limb | 46 (58.2) |
| Pelvic region | 7 (8.8) |
| Anal, perineal | 2 (2.7) |
| Pain duration (years) | |
| <1 year | 13 (16.5) |
| 1-3 | 21 (26.6) |
| 3-5 | 19 (24.1) |
| 5-10 | 17 (21.5) |
| >10 | 9 (11.4) |
| Number of comorbidities | |
| None | 34 (43.0) |
| 1 | 19 (24.1) |
| 2 | 15 (19.0) |
| 3 | 10 (12.7) |
| 4 | 1 (1.3) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
aPatients reported more then one pain site.