Adherence, helpfulness and barriers to treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis – data from a German Inception cohort

Table 3 Reporting of errors in medication by patients and parents according to age group of the patient

	Parents of patients ≥ 13 years	Parents of patients ≤ 12 years	p	Patients ≥ 13 years	Patients ≤ 12 years
Q1: yes, n (%)	29 (38.7)	50 (21.4)	0.003	16 (23.9)	17 (18.1)	0.369
Q2: yes, n (%)	18 (24)	18 (7.7)	0.001	14 (21.2)	7 (7.4)	0.010
Q3: yes, n (%)	13 (17.3)	13 (5.5)	0.121	8 (11.9)	3 (3.2)	0.032

Q1: During the last 3 months, has your child ever forgotten to take his/her medication or have you forgotten to give your child his/her medication?
Q2: During the last 3 months, has your child been careless about taking their medication or have you been careless about giving your child their medication?
Q3: During the last 3 months, when your child got better, did he/she stop taking the medication or do you sometimes stop giving your child medication?

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