Age, sex, duration of illness, diagnosis, duration of consultation, HAQ scores, and onward referral for the 2 groups of patients before and after the introduction of the Patient Concerns Inventory (PCI).
| Pre-PCI group, n = 54 | Post-PCI group, n = 51 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex, male:female, n | 17:37 | 11:40 |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 53 (16) | 56 (16) |
| *Duration of illness, median (IQR), years | 3 (1–9) | 10 (2–13) |
| Diagnosis, n | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 19 | 22 |
| Not established | 14 | 6 |
| Systemic sclerosis | 1 | 0 |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | 1 | 1 |
| Stills disease | 1 | 1 |
| Gout | 2 | 0 |
| Unspecified inflammatory arthritis | 1 | 1 |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 1 | 0 |
| Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | 2 | 0 |
| Fibrodysplasia ossificares progressiva | 1 | 0 |
| Sjögren syndrome | 2 | 2 |
| Behçet disease | 1 | 0 |
| Osteoarthritis | 1 | 2 |
| Palindromic rheumatism | 1 | 0 |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 1 | 5 |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 | 0 |
| Pauciarticular arthritis | 1 | 0 |
| *Systemic lupus erythematosus | 1 | 8 |
| Reactive arthritis | 1 | 0 |
| Myositis | 1 | 0 |
| Seronegative spondyloarthritis | 0 | 1 |
| Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | 0 | 1 |
| Inflammatory monoarthritis | 0 | 1 |
| **Duration of consultation, minutes, median (IQR) | 8 (5–14), n = 51 | 15 (10–20), n = 50 |
| HAQ scores, median (IQR) | 0.44 (0.13–0.97), n = 40 | 0.88 (0.56–1.00), n = 33 |
| Referrals to other specialties, n | 2 | 0 |