Table 1 Demographic, clinical and psychosocial characteristics

Age (mean years ± SD)

58 ± 13

Gender (%)

Men

27

Women

73

Disease duration (median years (IQR))

10 (19–3)

Marital status (%)

Single

17

Married/Living together

83

Educational level (%)

Low

50

Moderate

30

High

20

Work status (%)

Paid work

40

Housekeeping

10

retired/unemployed/disabled

50

Utilities (Median (IQR))

Interview TTO

0.87 (0.80-0.87)

Computer TTO

0.85 (0.58-0.85)

Pain (numerical rating scale) (median (IQR))

4 (2–6)

General Health (numerical rating scale) (median (IQR))

5 (3–6)

Descriptive health-related quality of life (SF36) (median (IQR))

Physical

40.05 (34.22-46.73)

Mental

40.99 (35.68-43.95)

Preference-based health related quality of life (SF-6D) (median (IQR))

0.63 (0.59-0.75)

Functional status (HAQ-DI) (median (IQR))

0.88 (0.34-1.38)