Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of patients allocated to the two distribution strategies and as total group
Group | Group | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
“unsolicited supply” | “supply on demand” | n = 370 | |
N = 194 | N = 176 | ||
Patient characteristics | |||
Gender (female), n (%) | 137 (70.6) | 114 (64.8) | 251 (67.8) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 65.0 (11.5) | 65.3 (12.4) | 65.4 (11.8) |
Ethnicity (native), n (%) | 175 (91.2) | 157 (90.2) | 332 (90.7) |
Married, n (%) | 132 (72.5) | 122 (72.2) | 254 (72.4) |
Level of Education (> 12 years), n (%) | 75 (40.1) | 67 (39.0) | 142 (39.6) |
Work (paid), n (%) | 46 (24.3) | 37 (22.4) | 83 (23.5) |
Outpatient clinic (LUMC), n (%) | 66 (34.0) | 49 (27.8) | 115 (31.1) |
Clinical characteristics | |||
Disease duration (years), mean (SD) | 17.5 (11.9) | 16.4 (12.9) | 17.0 (12.4) |
Disease activity, RADAI (0–10), mean (SD) | 2.5 (1.9) | 2.8 (2.0) | 2.6 (1.9) |
Activity limitations HAQ-DI (0–3), mean (SD) | 0.9 (0.7) | 0.9 (0.7) | 0.9 (0.7) |
Medication, n (%) | |||
NSAIDs | 66 (34.0) | 62 (35.2) | 128 (34.6) |
Corticosteroid | 33 (17.0) | 27 (15.3) | 60 (16.22) |
DMARDs | 131 (67.5) | 123 (69.9) | 254 (68.65) |
Biologicals | 82 (42.3) | 87 (49.4) | 169 (45.68) |
Care booklet | |||
Ordered the care booklet, n (%) | – | 106 (60.2) | – |
Care booklet, n (%) | |||
Non-user | 139 (76.8) | 134 (78.4) | 273 (77.6) |
User | 42 (23.2) | 37 (21.6) | 79 (22.4) |