Table 3.

Activation Level per Clinic with Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds Ratio

	SRC, N=117	SOC, N=117	p value	Odds Ratio of Being in the SRC (95% CI)	p value	Adjustedµ Odds Ratio of Being in the SRC (95% CI)	p value
	N (%)	N (%)
Level 1: a belief that patient role is important	16 (55.2)	13 (44.8)	0.552	1.267 (0.580 – 2.768)	0.458	1.405 (0.572–3.455)	0.365
Level 2: having confidence and knowledge to act	13 (21.7)	47 (78.3)	<0.001*	0.186 (0.094 – 0.369)	<0.001*	0.125 (0.058–0.272)	<0.001*
Level 3: taking action	43 (59.7)	29 (40.3)	0.047*	1.763 (1.004 – 3.097)	0.048*	2.401 (1.212–4.758)	0.012*
Level 4: staying on course under stress	45 (61.6)	28 (38.4)	0.016*	1.987 (1.129 – 3.495)	0.017*	2.175 (1.127–4.196)	0.020*

Notes: µ: Adjusted to smoking, number of comorbidities, Early or established rheumatoid arthritis, cDMARDs, tsDMARDs. *p<0.05.

Abbreviations: SRC, Specialized rheumatology clinics; SOC, slandered of care; cDMARDs, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; tsDMARDs, targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.