Table 1.
Sociodemographic, medical, and psychometric data (N=307).
| Variable | Value | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
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Woman | 284 (92.5) |
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Man | 22 (7.2) |
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Nonbinary | 1 (0.3) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.96 (10.66) | |
| Education, n (%) | ||
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University and qualification for university | 146 (47.6) |
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Lower qualification | 161 (52.4) |
| Occupational status, n (%) | ||
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Retired | 41 (13.4) |
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Employed | 176 (57.3) |
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Unemployed | 51 (16.6) |
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Other | 39 (12.7) |
| Place of residence (population size), n (%) | ||
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Large city (>100,000) | 86 (28) |
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Medium-sized city (>20,000) | 91 (29.6) |
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Small town (>5000) | 60 (19.5) |
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Rural municipality (<5000) | 70 (22.8) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
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Single | 57 (18.6) |
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Married | 152 (49.5) |
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In a relationship | 65 (21.2) |
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Divorced or separated | 29 (9.4) |
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Widowed | 4 (1.3) |
| Pain period, n (%) | ||
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3 to 6 months | 12 (3.9) |
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6 to 12 months | 15 (4.9) |
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>12 months | 280 (91.2) |
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1 to 2 years | 25 (8.1) |
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>2 years | 255 (83.1) |
| Pain frequency, n (%) | ||
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Permanent | 143 (46.6) |
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Daily | 102 (33.2) |
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Several times a week | 53 (17.3) |
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Once a week | 9 (2.9) |
| Number of prior treatments, n (%) | ||
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<3 | 71 (23.1) |
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3 to 6 | 183 (59.6) |
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>6 | 53 (17.3) |
| Considered prior treatment efficient, n (%) | 184 (62.4) | |
| PHQ-8a (sum score), mean (SD) | 13.20 (5.29) | |
| PHQ-8 score <10, n (%) | 82 (26.7) | |
aPHQ-8: Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale.