Changes in Pain Perception following Psychotherapy: The Mediating Role of Psychological Components

Table 1

Sample characteristics.

N	37
Sex (N, %)	Male: 13 (35.13%)
	Female: 24 (64.87%)
Age (mean, SD)	58.32 (13.26)
Disease (N, %)	Rheumatological conditions: 11 (29.72%)
	Nephrological conditions: 11 (29.72%)
	Nononcological chronic pain: 15 (40.54%)
Marital status (N, %)	Never married: 5 (13.51%)
	Married: 23 (62.16%)
	Divorced: 3 (8.1%)
	Widowed: 6 (16.21%)
Education (N, %)	Elementary school: 8 (21.62%)
	Middle school: 5 (13.51%)
	High school: 17 (45.94%)
	Degree: 7 (19.91%)
Job (N, %)	Office worker: 8 (21.62%)
	Factory worker: 4 (10.81%)
	Professional: 6 (16.21%)
	Educator/teacher: 5 (13.51%)
	Health professionals: 2 (5.4%)
	Retired: 8 (24.32%)
	Unemployed: 3 (8.1%)
Treatment (N, %)	Individual sessions: 29 (78.37%)
	Group sessions: 8 (21.62%)