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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study sample (children)

From: Impact of a nurse led telephone intervention on satisfaction and health outcomes of children with inflammatory rheumatic diseases and their families: a crossover randomized clinical trial

 

Group1

Group2

TN → SC*

SC → TN*

(n = 30)

(n = 25)

Diagnosis

 Behçet syndrom

0

1 (4%)

 JIA (enthesitis-related)

9 (30%)

7 (26%)

 JIA (undifferenciated)

1 (3%)

2 (8%)

 JIA (oligoarticular)

5 (17%)

10 (37%)

 JIA (polyarticular)

0

4 (15%)

 JIA (systemic)

1 (3%)

0

 Chronic osteomyelitis

1 (3%)

1 (4%)

 Auto-inflammatory disease

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

 Uveitis

2 (7%)

1 (4%)

 Chronic infantile neurological cutaneous articular (CINCA) syndrom

1 (3%)

0

 Lupus

1 (3%)

0

 Crohn’s disease

1 (3%)

0

 Undetermined

4 (13%)

0

Severity a

 Mild/moderate

27 (90%)

23 (92%)

 Severe

3 (10%)

2 (8%)

  1. Allocation order of TN telenursing; SC standard care, for 12 months each. JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  2. aSeverity of the disease was assessed prior randomization, by the treating physician using the
  3. JADAS