Table 2.

Individual participants' demographic and disease‐related data (n = 22)^a

Pseudonym	Focus group	Age, years	Disease duration, years	HAQ	Employment statusb	Marital status	Current medication
David	A	58	19	0	Full time	Divorced	DMARDs
Robert	A	60	12	2	URA	Married	DMARDs
James	A	72	0.7	0	Retired	Widowed	DMARDs, steroids
Richard	B	64	14	1.875	Retired	Married	DMARDS, biologic agents
John	B	61	5	2.375	URA	Married	DMARDs
Charles	B	69	2	0.75	Retired	NK	DMARDs
Will	B	61	1	1.125	Full time	LWP	DMARDs
Mike	B	60	12	2.375	URA	Divorced	DMARDS, biologic agents
Mark	C	49	5	0.125	Full time	Married	DMARDS, biologic agents
Tom	C	66	NK	1.25	Retired	Married	NK
Paul	C	57	19	2.25	URA	Married	DMARDS, biologic agents
George	C	74	9	1.25	Retired	Married	DMARDs
Brian	D	63	8	0.5	Full time	Single	DMARDs
Ian	D	64	0.2	1.25	Part time	Married	DMARDs
Steve	D	44	1.5	1.25	Full time	Divorced	DMARDs
Henry	D	71	6	0	Retired	Divorced	Steroids
Alan	D	64	11	2.625	Retired	Married	Biologic agents
Ron	E	60	17	1.25	URA	Married	Biologic agents
Edward	E	75	10	1.875	Retired	Single	DMARDs
Frank	E	75	17	1.5	Retired	Married	Biologic agents
Albert	F	75	8	NK	Retired	Married	DMARDs
Fred	F	64	10	NK	Retired	Divorced	None (refused medication)
Mean		63.9	8.9	–
SD		8.1	6.1	–
Median		–	–	1.25
IQR		–	–	0.69–1.91
Range		44–75	0.2–19	0–2.375

^aHAQ = Health Assessment Questionnaire (0–3, where 3 = severe disability); DMARDs = disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs; URA = unemployed due to rheumatoid arthritis; NK = not known; LWP = living with partner.

^bOption of unemployed (other) was given but not selected.