Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics (N = 22)
| N | N | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Education level | ||
| 20–29 | 4 | Primary | 1 |
| 30–39 | 4 | Secondary | 6 |
| 40–49 | 3 | Technical/college | 6 |
| 50–59 | 3 | University | 9 |
| 60–69 | 4 | Civil status | |
| ≥ 70 | 4 | Single | 7 |
| Gender | Married/common law | 9 | |
| Female | 13 | Separated/divorced | 3 |
| Male | 7 | Widowed | 3 |
| Non-binary | 2 | Pain Duration | |
| Province | 1–2 years | 3 | |
| Quebec | 7 | 2–5 years | 4 |
| Ontario | 5 | 5–10 years | 5 |
| British-Columbia | 4 | > 10 years | 10 |
| Alberta | 3 | Pain Location | |
| Nova-Scotia | 2 | > 3 body sites | 18 |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | Head/face | 7 |
| Ethnicity | Neck | 13 | |
| White | 12 | Shoulder | 14 |
| First Nations/Indigenous | 5 | Arm | 5 |
| North-African | 2 | Elbow | 7 |
| Black | 1 | Wrist | 9 |
| Asian | 1 | Hand | 8 |
| Metis | 1 | Back | 17 |
| Living area | Abdomen | 3 | |
| Urban | 15 | Hip | 12 |
| Rural | 7 | Buttock/genitals | 3 |
| Language | Leg | 10 | |
| English | 16 | Knee | 11 |
| French | 6 | Ankle | 7 |
| Foot | 1 |