Table 1.
Demographics and Professional Characteristics
| Criteria | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 30–40 | 7 | 17% |
| 40–50 | 27 | 66% |
| 50–60 | 7 | 17% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 24 | 59% |
| Female | 17 | 41% |
| Basic internship field | ||
| Anesthesiology | 18 | 44% |
| Family medicine | 8 | 20% |
| Neurology | 4 | 10% |
| Internal medicine | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 17% |
| Main working place | ||
| Hospital | 30 | 73% |
| Community | 11 | 27% |
| Time between residency & sub-specialty (years) | ||
| < 1 | 15 | 37% |
| 1–5 | 12 | 29% |
| 5–10 | 9 | 22% |
| >10 | 5 | 12% |
| Reason for pain sub-specialty | ||
| Clinical interest | 37 | 90% |
| Change of work place | 21 | 51% |
| Interest in research | 8 | 20% |
| Financial incentive | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Previous rotation at a pain clinic | ||
| Yes | 20 | 49% |
| No | 21 | 51% |