The Chronic Pain Myth Scale: Development and Validation of a French-Canadian Instrument Measuring Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes of People in the Community towards Chronic Pain

Table 1

Study population’s characteristics.

Characteristics	Number (%) of participants
Age (mean ± SD)	48.21 ± 13.11
Min	18
Max	83
Sex
Females	1205 (78.40)
Males	332 (21.60)
Country of birth
Canada	1434 (93.66)
Other	97 (6.34)
Work status
Full-time job	772 (50.36)
Part-time job	127 (8.28)
Not working	634 (41.36)
Completed education level
Elementary	15 (0.97)
High school	248 (16.11)
Diploma in vocational studies	201 (13.06)
College/CÉGEP	324 (21.05)
University, undergraduate studies	443 (28.78)
University, graduate studies	308 (20.01)
Region^†
Nonremote regions	1081 (71.35)
Remote resource regions	434 (28.65)
Suffering from CP (pain for ≥ 3 months)
Yes	1070 (69.62)
No	467 (30.38)
Knowing someone who suffers from CP
Yes	1287 (83.57)
No	253 (16.43)
Healthcare professionals^††
Yes	222 (14.52)
No	1307 (85.48)

Proportion of missing data ≤ 2.6%.
Unless stated otherwise.
^†Remote resource regions as defined by Revenu Québec (i.e., the provincial revenue agency): Bas-Saint-Laurent (region 01), Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (region 02), Abitibi-Témiscamingue (region 08), Côte-Nord (region 09), Nord-du-Québec (region 10), and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine (region 11). Nonremote regions are near major urban centres.
^††Physician, nurse, physiotherapist, psychologist, or pharmacist.
CP: chronic pain; SD: standard deviation.