Table 7.
Associations Between Age and Educational Group and Scale Preference
| Factor | Measure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAS N (%) | VRS-6 N (%) | NRS-11 N (%) | FPS-R N (%) | P-value | |
| Total preference (n=360) | 34 (9%) | 68 (19%) | 186 (52%) | 72 (20%) | |
| Age (n=360) | 0.523 | ||||
| ≤60 years old (N=232) | 25 (11%) | 42 (18%) | 122 (53%) | 43 (18%) | |
| >60 years old (N=128) | 9 (7%) | 26 (20%) | 64 (50%) | 29 (23%) | |
| Education level (n=359)* | 0.003 | ||||
| Lower education (N=139) | 10 (7%) | 27 (19%) | 61 (44%) | 41 (30%) | |
| Higher education (N=220) | 24 (11%) | 41 (19%) | 124 (56%) | 31 (14%) | |
Notes: *Lower education, ≤12 years of education or junior high school; higher education, >12 years of education.
Abbreviations: FPS-R, Face Pain Scale-Revised; NRS, Numerical Rating Scale; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; VRS, Verbal Rating Scale.