pain {DBR}

Pain Data

Description

Based on a survey of nearly 10,000 patients in UK health clinics during 2010-2014 to assess the quality of care they received.

Usage

data("pain")

Format

A data frame with 1318 observations on the following 3 variables.

severity

Average of 4 responses, each on a 0-10 scale (11 levels). They measure patients' perception of pain severity - over the 7 days leading up to the survey - at (1) its worst, (2) at its least, (3) on average, and (4) right now.

interference

Average of 7 scores, each on a 0-10 scale (11 levels). These questions measure - over the 7 days leading up to the survey - the level of interference of pain in patient's life along the following dimensions: (1) general activity, (2) mood, (3) walking ability, (4) normal work (outside of home and housework), (5) relations with other people, (6) sleep and (7) enjoyment of life.

age

Age of respondents, in years.