Table 3.

Results from final ranking survey. Basic demographics and top 7 priorities from each group, ranked from highest to lowest priorities.

JMJuvenile ArthritiscSLE
RespondentsN (%)N (%)N (%)
  Parent274 (75)39 (89)1 (3)
  Patient38 (10)3 (7)31 (97)
  Other53 (15)1 (2)0 (0)
  Total365 (100)43 (100)32 (100)
Disease duration, yrs
  < 299 (27)3 (7)0 (0)
  2–6113 (31)25 (58)4 (13)
  7–1069 (19)7 (16)7 (22)
  11–1440 (11)3 (7)3 (9)
  ≥ 1544 (12)5 (12)18 (56)
Top PrioritiesJM*Juvenile ArthritiscSLE*
  1New treatmentsGenetic/environmental etiologyGenetic/environmental etiology
  2Flares (triggers, prevention, treatment)Personalized medicineQuality of life
  3Medication side effectsMedication side effectsMedication side effects
  4Standards to measure disease activity and/or remissionGrowth and developmentPain management
  5Genetic/environmental etiologyFlares (triggers, prevention, treatment)Long-term health/prognosis
  6JM complications (i.e., rash, calcinosis, lipodystrophy)New treatmentsFatigue
  7Risk of other autoimmune diseasesPain managementFlares (triggers, prevention, treatment)
  • * Cure was the highest-ranking priority. Our aim for this study was to identify research priorities other than cure and thus we eliminated these from the final results.

  • Missing data (n = 1). cSLE: childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus; JM: juvenile myositis.