Characteristics of 230 participants.
| Patient Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age, yrs | 57 (44–66) |
| Female | 149 (65) |
| ≤ High school education | 164 (71) |
| Medicaid | 161 (70) |
| Married/live with a partner | 163 (71) |
| Born outside the US | 220 (96) |
| Speak English | 51 (22) |
| Marin and Marin acculturation score | 15 (14–22) |
| Rheumatologic diagnosis | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 95 (41) |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | 40 (17) |
| Spondyloarthropathies | 34 (15) |
| Sjögren syndrome | 27 (12) |
| Gout/pseudogout | 13 (6) |
| Other* | 21 (9) |
| Rheumatic medications | |
| Disease-modifying agents | 191 (83) |
| Biologics | 60 (26) |
| Steroids | 62 (27) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 1 (1–1) |
Values are n (%) or median (Q1–Q3).
↵* Other diagnoses included myositis (n = 5), systemic sclerosis (n = 3), undifferentiated connective tissue disease (n = 3), inflammatory osteoarthritis (n = 2), palindromic rheumatism (n = 2), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 2), polymyalgia rheumatica (n = 1), relapsing polychondritis (n = 1), iritis (n = 1), panniculitis (n = 1).