Table 1.
Participants' characteristics: Individuals living with chronic pain
| Characteristic | N |
|---|---|
| Total number of participants with chronic pain | 26 |
| Age | |
| 30–39 | 1 |
| 40–49 | 6 |
| 50–59 | 6 |
| 60–69 | 10 |
| ≥70 | 3 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 12 |
| Male | 14 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 24 |
| Indigenous/First Nations | 2 |
| Average pain intensity in the last 2 weeks | |
| Mild (1–3/10) | 2 |
| Moderate (4–6/10) | 17 |
| Severe (7–10/10) | 7 |
| Pain duration (years) | |
| 1–10 | 2 |
| 11–20 | 8 |
| 21–30 | 8 |
| 31–40 | 4 |
| >40 | 4 |
| Origin(s) of paina | |
| Accident | 7 |
| Disease | 4 |
| Trauma/repeated movement | 5 |
| Pregnancy/childbirth | 2 |
| Undetermined | 9 |
| Pain location(s)a | |
| Multisite/generalized | 14 |
| Head/face | 13 |
| Neck | 17 |
| Shoulder | 16 |
| Arm/elbow/wrist | 14 |
| Hand | 11 |
| Back | 24 |
| Chest/rib | 5 |
| Abdomen | 6 |
| Hip | 13 |
| Buttock/genitals | 8 |
| Leg/ankle | 15 |
| Knee | 15 |
| Foot | 15 |
| Provider(s) prescribing pain medicationa | |
| Family physician | 16 |
| Multidisciplinary pain treatment clinic | 7 |
| Other specialist | 5 |
| Work status | |
| Employed | 6 |
| Unemployed | 4 |
| Invalidity pension/paid sick leave | 7 |
| Sick leave without financial compensation | 2 |
| Retired | 7 |
| Annual income | |
| <CDN $20,000 | 11 |
| CDN $20,000 to CDN $40,000 | 5 |
| CDN $40,000 to CDN $60,000 | 5 |
| CDN $60,000 to CDN $80,000 | 3 |
| >CDN $80,000 | 2 |
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