Table 1.

Characteristics of young people interviewed (n = 25)

Characteristic	No.
Diagnosis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis	15
Ankylosing spondylitis	7
Psoriatic arthritis	2
Rheumatoid arthritis	1
Female	15
Mean (range) age, years	20 (16–25)
Ethnicity
White British	24
Mixed	1
Mean (range) disease duration, years	9 (<1 to >20)
Type of medication taken at time of final interview
Biologic agents	19
Disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs	8
Oral steroids	1
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs	8
No medication	3
Rheumatology service accessed
Adult clinic	10
Young adult clinic	8
Adolescent clinic	7