Table S3.
Physician and patient satisfaction with treatments prescribed, overall and by countrya
| Total (n = 713) |
Germany (n = 344) |
Spain (n = 252) |
UK (n = 117) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians’ responses | (n = 709) | (n = 342) | (n = 251) | (n = 116) | |
| Satisfied | 466 (65.7) | 234 (68.4) | 153 (60.7) | 79 (67.5) | NS |
| Dissatisfied | 243 (34.3) | 108 (31.6) | 98 (39.0) | 37 (31.9) | |
| Believe this is the best that can be achieved for this patient | 191 (78.6) | 77 (71.3) | 82 (83.7) | 32 (86.5) | |
| Believe better control can be achieved for this patient | 52 (21.4) | 31 (28.7) | 16 (16.3) | 5 (13.5) | |
| Causes of dissatisfaction | (n = 243) | (n = 108) | (n = 98) | (n = 37) | |
| Inadequate response | 135 (55.6) | 50 (46.3) | 63 (64.3) | 22 (59.5) | 0.03 |
| Side effects | 27 (11.1) | 10 (9.3) | 9 (9.2) | 8 (21.6) | NS |
| Poor tolerance | 19 (7.8) | 5 (4.6) | 11 (11.2) | 3 (8.1) | NS |
| Other | 58 (23.5) | 39 (36.1) | 15 (15.3) | 4 (8.1) | <0.001 |
| Not stated | 22 (9.1) | 7 (6.5) | 10 (10.2) | 5 (13.5) | NS |
| Patients’ responses | (n = 692) | (n = 338) | (n = 242) | (n = 112) | |
| Satisfied | 433 (62.6) | 225 (66.6) | 137 (56.6) | 71 (63.4) | 0.05 |
| Dissatisfied | 259 (37.4) | 113 (33.4) | 105 (43.4) | 41 (36.6) | |
| Believe this is best that can be achieved for my arthritis | 157 (64.1) | 72 (63.7) | 60 (57.1) | 25 (61.0) | NS |
| Believe better control can be achieved for my arthritis | 88 (35.9) | 37 (32.7) | 35 (33.3) | 16 (39.0) | |
| Physicians’ and patients’ responses | (n = 688) | (n = 336) | (n = 241) | (n = 111) | |
| Concordant | 478 (69.1) | 242 (71.6) | 156 (64.5) | 80 (71.4) | |
| Both satisfied | 337 (70.5) | 180 (74.4) | 98 (62.8) | 59 (73.8) | |
| Both dissatisfied | 141 (29.5) | 62 (25.6) | 58 (37.2) | 21 (26.3) | |
| Discordant | 210 (30.3) | 94 (27.8) | 85 (35.1) | 31 (27.7) | |
| Physician satisfied, patient dissatisfied | 117 (55.7) | 50 (53.2) | 47 (55.3) | 20 (64.5) | |
| Physician dissatisfied, patient satisfied | 93 (44.3) | 44 (46.8) | 38 (44.7) | 11 (35.5) |
Note:
a
Values are n (%).
Abbreviation: NS, not statistically significant.