Table 1.

Baseline demographics and illness characteristics (N=50).

Variable		Value, n (%)
Gender
	Female	40 (80)
	Male	10 (20)
Marital status
	Married/cohabitating	29 (58)
	Single/divorced	21 (42)
Education
	Elementary/high school	17 (34)
	University/college ­<4 years	21 (42)
	University/college ­≥4 years	12 (24)
Employment
	Full-time/part-time work	14 (28)
	Sick leave/disability benefits	29 (58)
	Retired/others	7 (14)
Years living with pain
	1-3 years	10 (20)
	3-5 years	3 (6)
	5-10 years	13 (26)
	>10 years	24 (48)
Health services usagea
	General practitioner	47 (94)
	Physiotherapy/physical therapy	40 (80)
	Psychology	16 (32)
	Pain physician/pain specialist services	6 (12)
	Pain clinic	16 (32)
	Occupational therapy	3 (6)
	Rehabilitation	16 (32)
	Healthy life centers	3 (6)
	Educational courses	9 (18)
	Other	11 (22)

^aParticipants could report having received several types of health services during the course of their illness.