Table 1 Respondent characteristics (N = 688)
From: Health-care utilization of patients with chronic back pain before and after rehabilitation
Age (M; SD) | 51.0 (11.2) |
|---|---|
Gender (% female) | 57.2 |
Marital status (% married) | 61.1 |
Level of education (%) | |
Elementary school | 31.5 |
Secondary school | 50.8 |
University-entrance diploma | 12.2 |
Employment (%) | 72.3 |
Inability to work (%) | 37.7 |
Income per month (%) | |
< 500 euro | 2.9 |
500–1000 euro | 11.5 |
1000–1500 euro | 21.4 |
1500–2000 euro | 25.3 |
2000–2500 euro | 12.5 |
2500–3000 euro | 11.8 |
3000–3500 euro | 6.1 |
> 3500 euro | 8.6 |
Pain intensity (VAS; 0–100, M; SD) | 52.9 (22.7) |
Chronification (%) | |
Acute event | 0.6 |
< 1 year | 12.4 |
1–2 years | 11.1 |
3–5 years | 18.6 |
6–10 years | 16.3 |
> 10 years | 40.2 |
Treatment motivation (1–6, M; SD) | 5.2 (0.88) |