Table 3

Focus Group Health Information

Health
Information
U.S.
(N = 50)
Brazil
(N = 16)
China
(N = 18)
Finland
(N = 17)
Spain
(N = 16)
Japan
(N = 13)


n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Type of Neuropathic Pain






- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
18 (36)
14 (88)
5 (28)
0 (0)
1 (6)
5 (38)
- Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
10 (20)
1 (6)
6 (33)
5 (29)
10 (63)
8 (62)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
8 (16)
1 (6)
7 (39)
12 (71)
4 (25)
0 (0)
- Sciatica
14 (28)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
- Missing data
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (6)
0 (0)
Clinician-rated pain level






- Mild
15 (30)
3 (19)
1 (6)
0 (0)
0 (0)
3 (23)
- Moderate
26 (52)
12 (75)
13 (72)
1 (6)
9 (56)
6 (46)
- Severe
9 (18)
1 (6)
4 (22)
16 (94)
7 (44)
4 (31)

Crawford et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:62   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-62