Table 1.
Demographics of the Participants (N=303)
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Age, M (SD) | 59.11 (27.57) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 42 (13.9) |
| Female | 261 (86.1) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Less than high school | 2 (0.7) |
| High school | 31 (10.2) |
| Some college | 80 (26.4) |
| 4-year college | 95 (31.4) |
| Graduate/professional | 94 (31) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |
| Full time | 83 (27.1) |
| Part time | 36 (11.6) |
| Homemaker | 12 (4) |
| Student | 2 (0.7) |
| Unemployed | 118 (38) |
| Retired | 31 (10.2) |
| Other | 22 (7.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 29 (9.6) |
| Living w/ significant other | 17 (5.6) |
| Separated/divorced | 32 (10.6) |
| Widowed | 12 (4) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16 (5.3) |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 274 (90.4) |
| Diagnostic category, n (%) | |
| Neuropathic | |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 156 (51.5) |
| TNP | 22 (7.3) |
| TN2 | 22 (7.3) |
| PIFP | 16 (5.3) |
| Other | |
| Multiple diagnoses | 60 (19.8) |
| Other | 14 (4.6) |
| None stated | 13 (4.3) |
| Pain duration, n (%) | |
| 0–1 year | 14 (4.6) |
| 1–5 years | 70 (23.1) |
| 5–10 years | 80 (26.4) |
| 10+ years | 139 (45.8) |
| Mental health history, n (%) | |
| None | 166 (54.8) |
| Depression | 96 (31.7) |
| Anxiety | 81 (26.7) |
| PTSD | 29 (9.6) |
| Other | 15 (5) |
| Using pain medications, n (%) | 216 (71.3) |
| Using mood medications, n (%) | 103 (34) |
Notes: Diagnosis codes: TNP= Other trigeminal neuropathic pain TN2= Classical trigeminal neuralgia with concomitant continuous pain Formerly: Atypical trigeminal neuralgia; trigeminal neuralgia type 2 PIFP= Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain Formerly: atypical facial pain. Unlisted diagnoses included under “multiple diagnoses” and “Other” include migraines (n=8), myofascial orofacial pain (n=2), temporomandibular disorders (n=7), glossopharyngeal neuralgia (n=10), Hemicrania continua (n=1), Burning Mouth Syndrome (N=4), occipital neuralgia (n=8) and diagnoses not specified in the ICOP (n=23).