Table 1.
Characteristics of patient participants (N = 120)
| N = 120 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | n | (%) | |
| Age | 30–39 | 7 | (5.8) |
| (56.6 ± SD 11.57) | 40–49 | 28 | (23.4) |
| 50–59 | 33 | (27.5) | |
| 60–69 | 30 | (25.0) | |
| 70–89 | 22 | (18.3) | |
| Sex | Male | 25 | (20.8) |
| Female | 95 | (79.2) | |
| Highest education level | Middle/High school | 32 | (26.7) |
| Vocational school/jr. college | 43 | (35.8) | |
| University/graduate school | 45 | (37.5) | |
| Disease | n | (%) | |
| Diagnosis | Breast | 85 | (70.8) |
| Digestive system | 22 | (18.3) | |
| Urological | 11 | (9.2) | |
| Other | 2 | (1.7) | |
| Stage | Stage IV | 111 | (92.5) |
| Stage IIIc | 6 | (5.0) | |
| Stage IIIb | 3 | (2.5) | |
| Metastasis | Yes | 110 | (91.7) |
| (Bone metastasis) | 67 | (57.5) | |
| No | 10 | (8.3) | |
| PS a | 0 | 73 | (60.8) |
| 1 | 40 | (33.3) | |
| 2 | 7 | (5.8) | |
| Drugs used | No analgesics usedb | 46 | (38.3) |
| Non-opioids | 57 | (46.6) | |
| Weak opioids | 7 | (5.8) | |
| Strong opioids | 26 | (21.7) | |
a Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status
b This category includes “Analgesics prescribed but patient has elected not to use,” “Experiencing pain but no analgesics prescribed,” and “Had no pain on the day of the survey”