Table 1 Patient characteristics
Demographics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | S.D. | Range |
Age (years) | 61.52 | 13.37 | 18-93 |
Female sex | 73.2% | Â | Â |
Minority | 6.5% | Â | Â |
Medicaid | 18.6% | Â | Â |
Less than high school graduation | 12.3% | Â | Â |
Disease and Treatment Related Experience | |||
RA duration (years) | 13.15 | 11.18 | 1-68 |
Number of DMARDs taken | 2.45 | 1.54 | 0-11 |
Past or current biologic DMARD use | 53.2% | Â | Â |
TNF related knowledge | 8.39 | 2.45 | 1-14 |
Past hospitalization with SAE | 4.0% | Â | Â |
Current bother from DMARD side effects | 1.52 | 0.91 | 0-5 |
Satisfaction with RA control | 3.94 | 0.97 | 1-5 |
Support to take DMARD | 13.31 | 0.50 | 3-15 |
Decision regret of current DMARD choice | 8.11 | 23.38 | 5-25 |
RA Disease Status | |||
HAQ 2 disability | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0-3 |
Clinical disease activity index | 11.82 | 8.41 | 0-54 |
Mood and Cognition | |||
Major depression | 15.0% | Â | Â |
Happiness | 6.86 | 1.77 | 0-9 |
Health literacy | 13.32 | 2.51 | 3-15 |
Low or marginal health literacy | 8.8% | Â | Â |