Research Article
The Impact of Cognitive Anxiety and the Rating of Pain on Care Processes in a Vigilance Task: The Important Part Played by Age
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical variables, and relevant questionnaire scores of participants.
| Characteristic | n = 52 |
| Sex | | Female | 39 (75) | Male | 13 (25) |
| Age in years (M, SD) | 54.7 ± (10.9) |
| Marital status | | Single | 13 (25) | Married | 28 (53.8) | Widowed | 3 (5.8) | Divorced | 4 (7.7) | Separated | 4 (7.7) |
| Education level | | Primary | 7 (13.5) | EGB or equivalent | 7 (13.5) | Technical and vocational | 11 (21.2) | Senior high school | 12 (23.1) | University | 11 (21.2) | Higher education | 2 (3.8) | Unregulated studies | 2 (3.8) |
| Employment status | | Service sector | 8 (15.4) | Administrative services jobs | 7 (13.5) | Professional or technician | 6 (11.5) | Housewife | 2 (3.8) | Student | 2 (3.8) | Retired | 13 (25) | Armed forces professionals | 1 (1.9) | Unemployed | 6 (11.5) | Others | 7 (13.5) |
| Socioeconomic status | | Low | 12 (23.1) | Medium | 34 (65.4) | High | 6 (11.5) |
| Diagnosis | | Rheumatoid arthritis | 49 (94.2) | Low back pain | 2 (3.8) | Fibromyalgia | 1 (1.9) |
| Time elapsed since the first medical diagnosis | | Less than a year | 2 (3.8) | Less than three years | 5 (9.6) | Less than five years | 2 (3.8) | Between five and ten years | 14 (26.9) | More than 10 years | 29 (55.8) |
| Total BDI-II short form score (M, SD) | 4.21 ± (4.5) |
| McGill total PRI score (M, SD) | 22.19 ± (8.3) |
| PASS-20 scale of cognitive anxiety (M, SD) | 12.96 ± (4.4) |
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Values represent percentage (number) or mean ± standard deviation.
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