Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the sample
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a) Qualitative study (n=11 patients) | |
Diagnosis | Disease activity |
Oligoarthritis | Inactive |
Oligoarthritis | Inactive |
Oligoarthritis | Inactive |
Oligoarthritis | Active |
Psoriatic arthritis | Active |
Enthesitis-related arthritis | Active |
Systemic arthritis | Inactive |
Psoriatic arthritis | Active |
Polyarthritis | Active |
Unclassified arthritis | Active |
Polyarthritis | Active |
b) Self-administered questionnaire - Characteristics of the families as reported in the questionnaire | |
Parents (Sample n=64) | n (%) |
Mother | 42 (66) |
Father | 22 (34) |
Children (Sample n=60) | Range (median) |
Current age (yr) | 2-21 (13) |
Age at the diagnosis of JIA (yr) | 1-16 (8.5) |