Table 2.
Number of posts by adolescent patients
| Age of patients (years) | Number of SJIA posts/messagesa | Number of JA/JIA posts/messages (with no mention of SJIA)a |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 |
| Those who talked about school and teenage without revealing their age | 11 | 4 |
| Young adults/graduate students who talked about their past | 12 | 2 |
| Total number of posts by adolescents/about teenage years | 40 | 19 |
Notes:
a
Focus was on posts from the USA; however, some posts were from non-US sites (UK and Canada) and were retained because of their value (ie, similarity in disease experience) and a relatively limited number of posts by adolescents. Bold text represent total number of posts by teenagers.
Abbreviations: JA, juvenile arthritis; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; SJIA, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.