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Themes extracted from focus groups and interviews with adults with rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatologists.
| Theme | Number of statements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | Low active patients | Highly active patients | |
| Communication with rheumatologist | 30 | 14 | 44 |
| Environment and access | 9 | 30 | 20 |
| Symptom management | 16 | 28 | 59 |
| Social support | 15 | 38 | 58 |
| Mental health | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| Breaking the cycle | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| Personal routine | 12 | 25 | 34 |
| Fear/staying in control | 14 | 32 | 34 |
| Challenge/Intimidation | 1 | 17 | 24 |
