Table 2.

Rheumatologists’ behavior as perceived by patients

	Always/nearly always	Frequently	Only sometimes	Never/seldom ever
Inquires about my symptoms (n=539) (%)	77.2	18.6	3.3	0.9
Inquires about how my disease affects my quality of life (n=526) (%)	50.0	25.7	16.2	8.2
Inquires about how my disease affects my emotional well-being (n=519) (%)	37.4	24.3	17.5	20.8
Inquires about how my disease affects my daily work or activities (n=520) (%)	43.7	24.8	17.7	13.8
Inquires about how my disease affects my personal relationships (n=513) (%)	32.0	18.5	18.9	30.6

Note: Frequency with which rheumatologists inquire patients about different aspects of their lives during clinical visits.