Table 2 Overview of participants’ preoperative characteristics
Participant alias | Sex | Cohabitation status | Chronic illness | Number of painful sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amund | M | Lives with others | No | 2 |
Astrid | F | Lives with children | No | 4 |
Audun | M | Lives with partner /spouse | No | 2 |
Dagny | F | Lives with partner /spouse | - | 2 |
Ingeborg | F | Lives with partner /spouse | Yes | 6 |
Liv | F | Lives with partner /spouse | - | 1 |
Arne | M | Lives with partner /spouse | No | 1 |
Brynjar | M | Lives alone | No | 3 |
Erlend | M | Lives alone | No | 1 |
Gjermund | M | Lives alone | No | 1 |
Solveig | F | Lives alone | - | 3 |
Inger | F | Lives alone | No | 4 |
Harald | M | Lives with partner /spouse | Yes | 5 |
Signe | F | Lives with partner /spouse | No | 1 |
Ragnhild | F | Lives alone | Yes | 5 |
Sigrid | F | Lives with partner /spouse | No | 1 |
Randi | F | Lives with partner | Yes | 3 |
Idunn | F | Lives with partner /spouse and children | No | 4 |
Olav | M | Lives with partner /spouse | No | 1 |
Sonja | F | Lives with partner /spouse | No | 2 |
Haakon | M | Lives alone | Yes | 8 |
Martha | F | Lives alone | Yes | 10 |
Einar | M | Lives with partner /spouse | No | 2 |