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Table 3 Sociodemographic and pain characteristics

From: Adolescents’ social needs living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their views about digital resources

 

Interviews

(N = 14)

Focus group

(N = 7)

Age- Median (SD; range)

13,93 (1,94; 11–18)

15,43 (2,66; 11–18)

Years since diagnosis- Median (SD; range)

6,36 (2,79; 1–12)

6,71 (4,43; 2–15)

Gender (% girls, number)

78,57% (11)

85,71% (6)

Days with pain during past month- Median (SD; range)

9,43* (8,86; 0–28)

14,86 (12,36; 0–30)

Pain frequency during past 3 months (%)

 Almost every day

28,57%

42,86%

 Some days

57,14%

42,86%

 No

14,29%

14,29%

Pain intensity- Median (SD; range)

 Actual

2,29* (2,19; 0–6)

3,14 (3,36; 0–7)

 Worse past 3 months

7,29* (3,24; 0–10)

7,14 (2,75; 1–10)

 Usual past 3 months

3,86* (2,70; 0–8)

5,29 (2,25; 1–8)

Number of missed school days in the past 3 months

  

 Median (SD; range)

1,86* (2,29; 0–7)

2,14 (3,64; 0–10)