Research Article
Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study for 1-Week Treatment
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the subjects.
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| Age mean (standard deviation) (range) | 63.70 (14.00) (22–89) | Gender | | Male | 24 (38) | Female | 40 (62) | Living status | | Cohabitating/married | 55 (86) | Other (live alone) | 9 (14) | Marital status | | Married/partnered | 49 (77) | Divorced/separated/other | 15 (23) | Education | | Primary | 3 (5) | Secondary | 30 (47) | College and above | 31 (48) | Ethnicity | | White | 58 (91) | Black | 5 (8) | Asian | 1 (1) | Medication use | | Yes | 47 (63) | No | 17 (27) | Mean pain intensity score at baseline | Mean (standard deviation) | Worst pain | 7.62 (1.62) | Average pain | 6.63 (1.93) | Pain severity | 6.27 (1.84) | Pain interference | 4.88 (2.75) |
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