Table 2.
Pain characteristics of three pain intensity groups.
| VAS | Pain intensity | Total CP group | p-value | ||
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| 1-3 | 4-7 | 8-10 | |||
| Number of responders (%) | n = 79 (15%) | n = 327(64%) | n = 109 (21%) | n = 515 | ns |
| Sex (%, n = 515) | |||||
| Male | 50.5 | 37.8 | 39.8 | 44.5 | ns |
| Female | 49.5 | 62.2 | 60.2 | 55.5 | ns |
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| Duration of pain (%, n = 515) | |||||
| 6 months | 12.2 | 10 | 9.1 | 10.1 | ns |
| 7-12 months | 20.7 | 18 | 11.7 | 17.1 | ns |
| 1-3 years | 22.5 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 22.8 | ns |
| 3-5 years | 14.5 | 16.4 | 21.5 | 17.2 | ns |
| 6-10 years | 22.6 | 27.8 | 34.9 | 28.5 | ns |
| Do not know | 7.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | ns |
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| Pain frequency (%, n = 515) | |||||
| Constant | 16.9 | 18 | 27.7 | 19.9 | ns |
| Daily | 26.8 | 31.2 | 29.5 | 30.2 | ns |
| At least once a week | 30.4 | 31.0 | 20.2 | 28.6 | ns |
| At least once a month | 18.8 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 15.8 | ns |
| Less than once a month | 7.1 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | ns |
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| Pain locations (%, n = 485) | |||||
| One location | 49.2 | 42 | 39.1 | 42.5 | ns |
| Multiple locations | 50.8 | 58 | 60.9 | 57.5 | ns |
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| Satisfaction from pain treatment (%, n = 485) | |||||
| Very helpful | 6.2 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 9.1 | ns |
| Partially helpful | 30.3 | 49.5 | 54.2 | 47.5 | ns |
| Unhelpful | 3.6 | 7.4 | 20.4 ∗∗∗ | 9.5 | p < 0.001^ |
| Not receiving any treatment | 59.9 | 34.5 | 12.5 ∗∗∗ | 33.9 | p < 0.001^ |
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| Type of medications (%, n = 485) | |||||
| Only OTC medication | 24.8 | 22.3 | 14.3 | 21 | ns |
| Only prescribed medication | 12.3 | 19.2 | 28.9 | 20.2 | ns |
| Both OTC and prescribed medications | 17.4 | 22.9 | 37.8 ∗∗ | 25.2 | p < 0.01^ |
| No treatment based on medications | 45.5 | 35.6 | 19.0 ∗∗ | 33.7 | p < 0.01^ |
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| Current use of multiple prescribed medications (%, n = 485) | 12.5 | 18.8 | 32.5 ∗∗ | 20.7 | p < 0.01^ |
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| Use of complementary medicine (%, n = 485) | 15.3 | 32.1 | 43.2 ∗∗ | 31.8 | p < 0.01^ |
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| Current use of medical cannabis (%, n = 485) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | ns |
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| Past use of medical cannabis (%, n = 485) | 1.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | ns |
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| Reasons for not using previous medications (%, n = 218) | |||||
| Lack of effect | 37.5 | 53.1 | 55.9 | 51.8 | ns |
| Price | 34.2 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.8 | ns |
| CP improvement by more effective treatment | 28.1 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 11.7 | ns |
| Complicated treatment | 10.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | ns |
| Too many medications | 4 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | ns |
| Side effects | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 4.2 | ns |
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| Consulting more than a single physician for CP (%, n = 515) | 24 | 36.9 | 58.9 ∗∗∗ | 39.5 | p < 0.001^ |
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| Visit a pain clinic (%, n = 485) | 23.7 | 37.1 | 57.8 ∗∗∗ | 39.3 | p < 0.001^ |
^ between 8 and 10 pain intensity group and each of the other two groups.