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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data (n = 77).

From: Validation of Doloplus-2 among nonverbal nursing home patients - an evaluation of Doloplus-2 in a clinical setting

  

n %

Gender

 

Male

19 (24.7)

Women

58 (75.3)

Marital status

 

Not married

9 (11.7)

Married, cohabiting

15 (19.5)

Divorced, separated

3 (3.9)

Widow, widower

47 (61.0)

Missing

3 (3.9)

Education

 

Primary school

41 (53.2)

More than primary school

10 (13.0)

Missing

26 (33.8)

Prescribed pain medication

 

No prescribed pain medication

31 (40.3)

No opioid

30 (39.0)

Weak opioid

5 (6.5)

Strong opioid

6 (7.8)

Other pain medication (ACT; M 02, 03, 04, 05)1

5 (6.5)

Pain-related diagnoses

 

Yes

57 (74.0)

No

20 (26.0)

Barthel index

 

High dependency

(ADL scores <5)

28 (36.4)

Medium dependency

(ADL scores 5-8)

15 (19.5)

Low/medium dependency

(ADL scores 9-12)

20 (26.0)

Low dependency

(ADL scores >12)

13 (16.9)

Missing

 

1 (1.3)

Mini Mental State Examination score

0

  1. 1 M02 = topical products for joint and muscular pain, M03 = muscle relaxants, M04 = anti-gout preparations, M05 = drugs for the treatment of bone disease