Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of the study sample (children)

	Group1	Group2
	TN → SC*	SC → TN*
	(n = 30)	(n = 25)
Diagnosis
Behçet syndrom	0	1 (4%)
JIA (enthesitis-related)	9 (30%)	7 (26%)
JIA (undifferenciated)	1 (3%)	2 (8%)
JIA (oligoarticular)	5 (17%)	10 (37%)
JIA (polyarticular)	0	4 (15%)
JIA (systemic)	1 (3%)	0
Chronic osteomyelitis	1 (3%)	1 (4%)
Auto-inflammatory disease	0 (0%)	1 (4%)
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)	1 (3%)	0 (0%)
Uveitis	2 (7%)	1 (4%)
Chronic infantile neurological cutaneous articular (CINCA) syndrom	1 (3%)	0
Lupus	1 (3%)	0
Crohn’s disease	1 (3%)	0
Undetermined	4 (13%)	0
Severity a
Mild/moderate	27 (90%)	23 (92%)
Severe	3 (10%)	2 (8%)

Allocation order of TN telenursing; SC standard care, for 12 months each. JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis

^aSeverity of the disease was assessed prior randomization, by the treating physician using the

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