Table 4. Media influence on participants.
| Responses (scale score) | Total mean score (SD) | ||||
| Never (0) | Sometimes (1) | Often (2) | Very often (3 | ||
| Read a comprehensive article in magazines or newspapers about RA during the past year | 313 (74.7) | 88 (21.0) | 12 (2.9) | 6 (1.4) | 1.45 (2.45) |
| Watched a TV show about RA during the past year | 334 (79.7) | 62 (14.8) | 17 (4.1) | 6 (1.4) | |
| Listened to a radio program about RA during the past year | 361 (86.2) | 42 (10.0) | 10 (2.4) | 6 (1.4) | |
| Read a publication about RA | 303 (72.3) | 92 (22.0) | 14 (3.3) | 10 (2.4) | |
| Read a comprehensive article about rheumatoid arthritis in magazines or newspapers during the past year | 317 (74.7) | 88 (21) | 12 (2.9) | 6 (1.4) | |