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Table 1 Participants' sociodemographic characteristics

From: “It feels like an endless fight”: a qualitative study exploring healthcare utilization of persons with rheumatic conditions waiting for pain clinic admission

Characteristics

n (%)

Gender

 Women

22 (84.6)

 Men

4 (15.4)

Age (years)

 < 40

3 (11.5)

 40–55

12 (46.2)

 56–70

10 (38.5)

 > 70

1 (3.8)

Education (highest degree obtained)

 Elementary

1 (3.8)

 High school

8 (30.8)

 College

5 (19.2)

 University

12 (46.2)

Employment status

 Employed (full-time or part-time)

3 (11.5)

 Sick leave / on temporary disability

6 (23.1)

 Sick leave / on permanent disability

5 (19.2)

 Retired

10 (38.5)

 Other

2 (7.7)

Household income (CADa)

 ≤20,000

5 (19.2)

 20,001–30,000

5 (19.2)

 30,001–40,000

3 (11.5)

 40,001–50,000

2 (7.7)

 50,001–70,000

3 (11.5)

 > 70,000

7 (26.9)

 Missing

1 (3.8)

Diagnosisb

 Fibromyalgia (FM)

18 (69.2)

 Osteoarthritis (OA)

11 (42.3)

 Ankylosing spondylitis

6 (23.1)

 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

3 (11.5)

 Spondylodiscitis

1 (3.8)

Pain clinic wait list status

 On a wait list

16 (61.5)

 Has consulted

6 (23.1)

 Removed from a wait list

2 (7.7)

 Consulted before and back on wait list

2 (7.7)

Wait time durationc

 < 6 months

5 (19.2)

 6–12 months

2 (7.7)

 1–2 years

9 (34.6)

 2–5 years

8 (30.8)

 > 5 years

1 (3.8)

  1. a CAD: Canadian dollars
  2. b More than one answer was possible
  3. c Including patients on a wait list, those who consulted and those who were excluded