Table 2 Background pain characteristics and analgesic therapy, on the whole sample (n = 240).
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Pain duration (weeks) | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 17.7 (21.8) |
Type of paina | Â |
   Somatic pain | 162 (67.5) |
   Visceral pain | 82 (34.2) |
   Neuropathic pain | 97 (40.4) |
Pain exacerbations in the previous 24 hours | 174 (72.5) |
Cause of pain | Â |
   The tumor | 212 (88.3) |
   The treatment | 6 (2.5) |
   Other or unknown | 22 (9.2) |
Anatomical sitea | Â |
   Lower back | 60 (25.0) |
   Abdomen | 56 (23.3) |
   Lower limb | 55 (22.9) |
   Thorax | 47 (19.6) |
Analgesic medication assumed in the previous 24 h | Â |
   None | 11 (4.6) |
   WHO grade 1 (NSAIDsc) | 14 (5.8) |
   WHO grade 2 | 54 (22.5) |
   WHO grade 3 | 160 (66.7) |
   Missing | 1 (0.4) |