Demographics of pediatric rheumatology clinicians (n = 119). Values are n (%) unless otherwise specified.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Clinician characteristics | |
| Type | |
| Attending physician | 98 (83) |
| Fellow physician | 17 (14) |
| Nurse practitioner | 4 (3) |
| Physician assistant | 0 (0) |
| Sex* | |
| Female | 86 (73) |
| Male | 32 (27) |
| Yrs in pediatric rheumatology practice | |
| < 5 | 31 (26) |
| 5–10 | 38 (32) |
| 11–20 | 22 (18) |
| > 20 | 28 (24) |
| Level of formal mental health training | |
| None | 11 (9) |
| Medical school | 80 (67) |
| Nursing school | 3 (3) |
| Residency | 14 (12) |
| Fellowship | 9 (7) |
| Other | 2 (2) |
| Age of patient population treated | |
| Up to 19 yrs | 39 (33) |
| Up to 24 yrs | 75 (63) |
| Through adulthood | 5 (4) |
| Practice characteristics | |
| Type* | |
| University-affiliated | 112 (94) |
| Private practice | 3 (3) |
| Hospital-affiliated | 3 (3) |
| Region | |
| United States | 105 (88) |
| Northeast | 32 (27) |
| Midwest | 30 (25) |
| South | 25 (21) |
| West | 18 (15) |
| Canada | 7 (6) |
| Atlantic | 2 (2) |
| Central | 4 (3) |
| Prairie | 1 (1) |
| West | 0 (0) |
| North | 0 (0) |
| Location* | |
| Urban | 97 (82) |
| Suburban | 20 (17) |
| Rural | 1 (1) |
| No. clinicians in practice*, median (IQR) | 7 (5–11) |
| Physicians | 6 (4–10) |
| Nurse practitioners | 1 (0–1) |
| Physician assistants | 0 (0–0) |
| Public insurance coverage of patients with SLE* | |
| < 50% | 34 (29) |
| ≥ 50% | 74 (62) |
| No. patients with SLE in practice* | |
| < 20 | 17 (14) |
| 20–49 | 35 (30) |
| 50–99 | 41 (34) |
| ≥ 100 | 25 (21) |
| Presence of specialized SLE clinic* | |
| Yes | 31 (26) |
| Participation in SLE research | |
| Yes | 83 (70) |
| Presence of on-site staff to assist with mental health issues* | |
| Social workers | 109 (92) |
| Psychologists | 93 (78) |
| Psychiatrists | 97 (82) |
| Child life specialists | 106 (89) |
| Adolescent medicine practitioner | 96 (81) |
| Very accessible on-site staff to assist with mental health issues* | |
| Social workers | 51 (43) |
| Psychologists | 10 (8) |
| Psychiatrists | 7 (6) |
| Child life specialists | 37 (31) |
| Adolescent medicine physicians | 31 (26) |
| Any very accessible on-site staff to assist with mental health issues* | |
| Yes | 77 (65) |
↵* Percentages do not add to 100% because of missing observations (n) for the following variables: clinician sex (1), practice type (1), country (1), region (7), location (1), clinician number (2), SLE patient insurance (11), number (1), presence of SLE clinic (2), availability and accessibility of on-site staff to assist with mental health issues (4). IQR: interquartile range; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus.