Table 1.

Characteristics of the 11 patients with spondyloarthritis who were interviewed

Characteristics	Patients
Age, years, min–max	38–66
Gender	7 men, 4 women
Sub-diagnoses	5 with AS, 6 with USpA
Disease duration, years, min–max	8–48
Education, years	10–19
BASDAI, 0–10, min–max	1–6
BASFI, 0–10, min–max	0–5
EQ5D, min–max	0.29–1.0

AS ankylosing spondylitis, USpA undifferentiated spondyloarthritis, BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASFI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, range 0 (worst) to 10 (best), EQ5D EuroQol 5-domains, range 0 (worst) to 1 (best)