Table 2.

Knowledge about specific aspects of CP definition, frequency, and risk factors.

True or false statements	Proportion of participants who had the incorrect answer (%)
	Participants without CP n = 545	Participants suffering from CP n = 1329	Heath care professionals n = 269	Whole sample n = 1958
The risk of developing CP is increased after undergoing surgery (true)	53.96	56.18	43.87	55.66
In the province of Quebec, CP affects approximately one in five adults (true)	48.62	41.09	27.14	43.52
With the aging population, a considerable increase in the number of CP cases is expected in the years to come (true)	29.13	28.44	18.35	28.74
CP is a disease, just like other chronic diseases such as diabetes (true)	28.49	24.83	19.40	26.27
Children (including newborns) experience less pain than adults (false)	27.26	28.32	14.50	28.81
CP can be defined as having pain daily, or repeatedly, for at least 3 months (true)	19,85	14.42	12.64	15.98
Fibromyalgia is a form of mental illness (false)	11.23	9.21	4.09	9.95
CP is mainly “between the ears,” more psychological than physical (false)	6.46	3.25	5.20	4.31

CP = chronic pain.