Table 2.
Demographic and clinical pain characteristics of consenting participants (N=20).
| Demographic/clinical pain characteristics | Consenting and participating (n=15) | Consenting and not participating (n=5) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 20.5 (3.3) | 22.6 (3.1) | ||
| Range | 15-25 | 18-25 | ||
| Gender (female), n (%) | 12 (80) | 4 (80) | ||
| Urban/rural, n (%) | 13 (86) | 1 (20) | ||
| English as a first language, n (%) | 14 (93) | 5 (100) | ||
| Highest current level of education completed, n (%) | ||||
| University | 4 (26) | 1 (20) | ||
| TAFEa | 1 (6) | 2 (40) | ||
| Year 12 (tertiary entrance)b | 6 (40) | 1 (20) | ||
| Year 12 (other) | 2 (13) | 1 (20) | ||
| Less than 3 year secondary | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | ||
| Currently at, n (%) | ||||
| School | 4 (26) | 0 (0) | ||
| University or TAFE | 8 (53) | 1 (20) | ||
| Unemployed | 0 (0) | 2 (40) | ||
| Employed (volunteer or paid work) | 3 (20) | 2 (40) | ||
| Pain | ||||
| Diagnosis from health professional (yes), n (%) | 10 (66) | 4 (80) | ||
| Duration of pain (years) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 6 (6) | 8 (8) | ||
| Range | 0.3-22 | 2.5-18 | ||
| ÖMPSQ-SFc | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 47 (14) | 62 (6) | ||
| Range | 27-74 | 52-66 | ||
| Area(s) of paind, n (%) | ||||
| Neck pain | 6 (40) | 3 (60) | ||
| Mid back | 7 (46) | 3 (60) | ||
| Low back | 8 (53) | 4 (80) | ||
| Hips | 5 (33) | 2 (40) | ||
| Knees | 3 (20) | 2 (40) | ||
| Ankles | 4 (26) | 0 (0) | ||
| Shoulders | 4 (26) | 1 (20) | ||
| Elbows | 1 (6) | 1 (20) | ||
| Wrists/hands | 11 (73) | 1 (20) | ||
| All over pain (muscles and joints) | 6 (40) | 2 (40) | ||
| Other paine | 10 (66) | 3 (60) | ||
aTAFE: Technical and Further Education Institutions.
bPathway for university entrance.
cÖMPSQ-SF: Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire-Short Form, possible score 1 to 100.
dTotal count may be greater than the number of participants as more than one area of pain could be nominated.
eAreas of pain nominated in free text included abdominal pain (n=3), coccygeal pain (n=1), migraine (n=3), gastrointestinal issues (n=2), dysmenorrhea (n=1), and nerve pain (n=1).