Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study for 1-Week Treatment

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the subjects.

	𝑁 (%)
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)