Table 4.
Medication topics partners discussed most often with patients (n=87)
| Patient has OA (n=44) n(%) | Patient has RA (n=43) n(%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Never/Hardly ever | A fair amount/A lot | Never/Hardly ever | A fair amount/A lot |
| How effective arthritis medicines are at treating your spouse/partner's symptoms | 15(34.1) | 29(65.9) | 7(16.3) | 35(81.4) |
| Arthritis medicines (general) | 16(36.3) | 28(63.6) | 12(27.9) | 30(69.8) |
| Arthritis medicines’ side effects | 17(38.6) | 27(61.3) | 16(37.2) | 26(60.4) |
| How arthritis medicines interact with other medicines your spouse/partner is taking | 23(52.3) | 21(47.7) | 17(39.6) | 25(58.1) |
| How to take arthritis medicines (with meals, with water, in the morning) | 23(52.3) | 22(45.4) | 21(48.9) | 21(48.9) |
| The financial costs of your spouse/partner's medicines | 23(52.3) | 21(47.7) | 24(55.9) | 18(41.8) |
| Alternative/ complementary/ holistic medicines or therapies | 27(61.4) | 17(38.6) | 26(60.5) | 16(37.2) |
Note: response options included: 1= “we never discuss it”, 2= “we hardly ever discuss it”, 3= “we discuss it a fair amount”, and 4= “we discuss it a lot”
Some rows do not total to 100% due to missing data