Table 1.

Patient characteristics (N=32).

Characteristic	Value
Age (years), mean (range)	48.1 (20-69)
Female, n (%)	17 (53.1)
Number of oral corticosteroid courses in the last year, mean (range)	0.31 (0-4)
Medication adherence in the previous year calculated from dispensing data (n=28), mean % (range)	81.32 (17.53-194.80)
BMQa General Harm score (n=29; possible range: 4-20), mean (range)	10.21 (5-16)
BMQ General Overuse score (n=29; possible range: 4-20), mean (range)	8.04 (4-13)
BMQ Specific Necessity score (n=30; possible range: 5-25), mean (range)	17.70 (10-24)
BMQ Specific Concerns score (n=30; possible range: 5-25), mean (range)	10.97 (6-17)

^aBMQ: Beliefs About Medicines Questionnaire.