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. 2020 Jun 5;17(6):e1003108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003108

Table 1. PainT study participant data.

Enrollee number Type of persecution Type of torture UNIP evaluationΔ BPISF evaluation Pain specialist evaluation
1 Political Shot, rifle assault No No None
2 Gang Beating, burned No N/A Moderate–severe
3* Political Beating, assault No/No Yes Moderate
5 Racial Rape, assault No N/A None
6* Political Beating, assault No/No Yes Mild
7* FGM/C, DV FGM/C, beating, assault, rape, burned Yes/No Yes Moderate
8 LGBTQI Beating, assault, near drowning No N/A Severe
9* FGM/C, DV FGM/C, beating No/Yes N/A Moderate
11 Gang Beating, choking, rape No Yes Severe
14 FGM/C, DV Beating, assault, FGM/C, rape No N/A Moderate–severe
15 Gang Beating, choking No Yes Severe
16 LGBTQI Beating, assault No Yes Mild
18 LGBTQI Assault, knifing No Yes None
19 Political Beating, assault Yes Yes Mild–moderate
20 FGM/C FGM/C No Yes Severe
21* Gang Shooting No/Yes Yes Moderate–severe
22 Political Sexual assault, rape, beating No Yes Moderate
23 FGM/C, DV FGM/C, assault, knifing, rape No Yes Mild–moderate
24 Gang Rape, beating No Yes Severe
25 Political Beating, assault, waterboarding No Yes Mild–moderate

ΔWhether the UNIP evaluator diagnosed chronic pain and referred the participant for further evaluation or treatment.

Whether the BPISF identified pain.

Severity of pain identified by the pain specialist.

*Participants had 2 preplanned UNIP evaluations based on trauma: 2 entries shown for UNIP column.

Pain noted on the evaluation without the clinician making a diagnosis and referring the participant for further assessment or treatment.

Referral form missing, referral assumed to follow clinical diagnosis.

BPISF, Brief Pain Inventory–Short Form; DV, domestic violence; FGM/C, female genital mutilation/cutting; LGBTQI, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex; N/A, not applicable; UNIP, United Nations Istanbul Protocol.