Table 1 Demographic data of patients with chronic pain conditions
All patients | |
|---|---|
Gender (%) | |
women | 77 |
men | 23 |
Age (years) | 54.3 ± 14.4 |
Family status (%) | |
married | 48 |
living with partner | 10 |
divorced | 14 |
living alone | 15 |
widowed | 14 |
Educational level (%) | |
secondary (Hauptschule) | 48 |
junior high school (Realschule) | 23 |
high school (Gymnasium) | 15 |
other | 13 |
Religious denomination (%) | |
christian | 83 |
others | 4 |
none | 13 |
Underlying pain conditions (%) | |
spine-associated pain syndromes | 15 |
fibromyalgia | 12 |
polyarthritis/-arthrosis | 8 |
migraine/headache | 4 |
chronic inflammatory bowel diseases | 4 |
cancer (accompanied by pain) | 4 |
amputations (accompanied by pain) | 8 |
pain associated with psycho-physical exhaustion | 4 |
other pain syndromes or diseases | 41 |
Duration of disease (months) | 96 ± 116 |
Life Satisfaction (% Score) | 67 ± 18 |
Escape from Illness (% Score) | 52 ± 27 |