Total | FG1 | FG2 | FG3 | FG4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agreed date of participation, n | 37a | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
Notified cancellationb | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Did not show up on the dayc | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participants’, n | 25 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Diagnosis, n: | |||||
RA (positive/negative) | 21 (11/9) | 4 (0/4) | 8 (3/4) | 3 (3/0) | 6 (5/1) |
PsA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
axSpA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sex | |||||
Female, n (%) | 20 (80) | 6 (100) | 4 (44) | 4 (100) | 6 (100) |
Age, years (mean [range]) | 61.8 [28–79] | 58.8 [47–62] | 60.0 [28–76] | 64.3 [51–74] | 66.0 [51–79] |
≥ 63 (67d) year , n | 14 (10) | 1 (1) | 6 (4) | 3 (2) | 4 (3) |
Years since diagnosis (mean [range]) | 14.3 [4–59] | 8.0 [4–16] | 17.9 [7–59] | 13.5 [9–22] | 15.8 [4–28] |
Weekly work hours, n | |||||
Retired or working ≤16 h/week | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Working ≥37 h/week | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Civil status, n | |||||
Married/cohabitant | 18/2 | 4/0 | 6/1 | 4/0 | 4/1 |
Living alone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Did not answer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Routine attendance in the nurse-led clinic | |||||
Licenced medication handed out every 8 weeks | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Receive infusion every 6–8 weeks | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Annual nurse consultation only | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |