Table 2.
Demographic data 2
| Demographic variable | Categories | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Pain severity (1 week) | Mild | 9 (3.6) |
| Moderate | 72 (28.7) | |
| Severe | 170 (67.7) | |
| Pain severity (current) | Mild | 10 (4.0) |
| Moderate | 94 (37.4) | |
| Severe | 147 (58.6) | |
| Sleep disturbance Total n = 251, excluding 9 non-respondents |
Pain | 223 (92.2) |
| Etc. | 19 (7.8) | |
| Knowledge (pathophysiology) Total n = 251, excluding 2 non-respondents |
Well known | 63 (25.3) |
| Known | 140 (56.2) | |
| Not known | 46 (18.5) | |
| Knowledge (diagnosis) | Well known | 62 (24.7) |
| Known | 114 (45.4) | |
| Not known | 75 (29.9) | |
| Knowledge (therapy) | Well known | 72 (28.7) |
| Known | 125 (49.8) | |
| Not known | 54 (21.5) | |
| Knowledge (acquiring route) Total n = 251, excluding 3 non-respondents |
Dr. and nurse | 203 (81.9) |
| Newspaper | 30 (12.1) | |
| Peer group | 7 (2.8) | |
| The others | 8 (3.2) | |
| Payment (medical) Total n = 251, excluding 3 non-respondents |
Medical insurance | 111 (44.7) |
| Social insurance | 30 (12.1) | |
| Industrial insurance | 53 (21.4) | |
| Car insurance | 54 (21.8) | |
| Monthly income (₩) Total n = 251, excluding 126 non-respondents |
Income < 500,000 | 49 (39.2) |
| 500,000 ≤ income < 1,000,000 | 12 (9.6) | |
| 1,000,000 ≤ income < 2,000,000 | 30 (24.0) | |
| 2,000,000 ≤ income < 3,000,000 | 21 (16.8) | |
| 3,000,000 ≤ income | 13 (10.4) | |
| Source of money Total n = 251, excluding 30 non-respondents |
Family | 117 (52.9) |
| Loan | 17 (7.7) | |
| Deposit | 22 (10.0) | |
| Insurance | 38 (17.2) | |
| Social insurance | 18 (8.1) | |
| The others | 9 (4.1) | |
| Effect of therapy Total n = 251, excluding 6 non-respondents |
> 75% | 9 (3.7) |
| 50-75% | 26 (10.6) | |
| 25-49% | 58 (23.6) | |
| < 25% | 82 (33.5) | |
| Not at all | 70 (28.6) | |
| Use of drugs Total n = 251, excluding 7 non-respondents |
Psychiatrics | 25 (10.3) |
| Opioid | 62 (25.4) | |
| Both | 134 (54.9) | |
| Neither | 23 (9.4) |