The Societal Impact of Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia on Patients, Life Partners, and Children of Patients in Germany

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants in the quantitative telephone survey.

(a) Former patients with herpes zoster or postherpetic neuralgia

Characteristic	Herpes zoster	Postherpetic neuralgia	Overall
	()	()	()
Male/females ()	26/88	18/36	44/124
Mean age (years)	62.5	64.2	63.0
Age group ()
50–59 years	56	21	77
60 years	58	33	91

(b) Family members of former patients with herpes zoster or postherpetic neuralgia

	Life partner	Child	Overall
	()	()	()
Male/female ()	53/42	14/53	67/95
Age group ()
20–49 years	4	52	56
50 years	91	15	106
Related to former patient
Herpes zoster	61	48	109
Postherpetic neuralgia	34	19	53