Characteristic | Intervention (n = 29) | Control (n = 26) | Total (n = 55) |
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Age (years):Mean [sd] | 47.7 [10.4] | 50.5 [6.4] | 49.0 [8.8] |
Gender: Females n (%) | 22 (75.9%) | 20 (76.9%) | 42 (76.4%) |
Marital status: | |||
Married/living with partner | 24 (82.8%) | 16 (61.5%) | 40 (72.7%) |
Other | 5 (17.2%) | 10 (38.5%) | 15 (27.3%) |
Living alone: n (%) | 5 (17%) | 9 (35%) | 14 (25%) |
Type of arthritis: n (%) | |||
Inflammatory arthritis | 5 (17.2%) | 3 (11.5%) | 8 (14.5%) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 17 (58.6%) | 17 (65.4%) | 34 (61.8%) |
Psoriatic arthritis | 7 (24.1%) | 6 (23.1%) | 13 (23.6%) |
Disease duration (years): Median [IQR] | 5.0 [0.7–10.0] | 5.3 [1.0–17.0] | 5.0 [0.7–12.0] |
Currently taking oral or intramuscular steroids: Yes n (%) | 12 (41.4%) | 7 (26.9%) | 19 (34.5%) |
Currently taking disease modifying drugs: Yes n (%) | 26 (89.7%) | 20 (76.9%) | 46 (83.6%) |
Currently taking biologic drugs: Yes n (%) | 8 (27.6%) | 9 (34.6%) | 17 (30.9%) |
Main job type (SOC2010 major group)* | |||
Level 4 (Professional and managerial) | 12 (41%) | 3 (12%) | 15 (27%) |
Level 3 (Associated professional and technical/ skilled trades) | 7 (24%) | 1 (4%) | 8 (16%) |
Level 2 (Administrative, caring, leisure, sales, customer service; process, plant and machinery operatives) | 8 (28%) | 21 (81%) | 29 (53%) |
Level 1 (Elementary occupations) | 2 (7%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (5.5%) |
Years in current main job: Mean [sd] | 11.0 [8.9] | 13.5 [9.7] | 12.2 [9.3] |
Full-time work (>35 h/week) n (%) | 17 (58.6%) | 16 (61.5%) | 33 (60%) |
Average hours worked/week: Mean[sd] | 32 [9.1] | 32.8 [8.7] | 32.4 [8.8] |
Disclosed arthritis to: Yes n (%) | |||
Employer | 25 [86.2%] | 23 [88.5%] | 48 [87.3%] |
[At least some] Work colleagues | 26 [90%] | 23 [88.5%] | 49 [90%] |