Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all participants
Characteristic | Number (n) |
|---|---|
Pain specialists | 12 |
 Age (years) | |
   < 40 | 6 |
   > 40 | 6 |
 Gender | |
  male | 3 |
  female | 9 |
 Working experience of pain (years) | |
  1–5 | 5 |
  6–10 | 5 |
   > 10 | 2 |
Patients | 14 |
 Age (years) | |
  18–40 | 5 |
  41–60 | 8 |
   > 60 | 1 |
 Gender | |
  male | 9 |
  female | 5 |
 Duration of chronic pain (years) | |
  1–5 | 4 |
  6–10 | 7 |
   > 10 | 3 |
 Duration of opioids therapy (years) | |
  1–5 | 11 |
  6–10 | 1 |
   > 10 | 2 |
Family members | 9 |
 Age (years) | |
  18–40 | 2 |
  41–60 | 6 |
   > 60 | 1 |
 Gender | |
  male | 2 |
  female | 7 |
 Relationship to the patient | |
  parents/child | 3 |
  spouse | 4 |
  other | 2 |