Table 2 Scores for self-reported conceptual agreement with each ASAS/EULAR recommendation, scores for self-reported application of each recommendation and difference between conceptual agreement and self-reported application (agreement – application) of each recommendation across countries
RecommendationAgreement All countriesApplication All countriesDifference between agreement and application
Arabian GulfBelgiumCzech R.FranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsNorwaySpainUKAll countries
19.3 (1.2)8.7 (1.4)0.9 (1.2)0.3 (1.6)1.1 (1.4)0.3 (1.2)0.5 (1.0)0.6 (1.4)0.5 (1.6)0.8 (1.5)0.7 (1.1)1.0 (2.0)0.6 (1.4)
[97.2][93.4][36.2]
10 (1–10)9 (1–10)0 (–9 to 9)
28.9 (1.5)7.7 (2.0)1.2 (1.5)1.3 (2.4)1.2 (1.4)0.8 (1.4)0.6 (1.2)1.4 (1.6)1.6 (1.9)1.2 (1.9)1. (1.6)2.0 (1.9)1.1 (1.6)
[92.5][75.6][51.1]
9 (1–10)8 (1–10)1 (−8 to 9)
39.5 (1.1)8.8 (1.5)1.3 (1.7)0.3 (1.7)0.3 (0.9)0.5 (1.3)0.6 (1.2)1.1 (1.4)0.2 (0.5)0.7 (1.2)1.1 (1.6)0.9 (1.6)0.7 (1.4)
[97.7][91.1][35.0]
10 (1–10)9 (2–10)0 (–9 to 8)
48.9 (1.6)7.5 (2.1)1.9 (2.1)1.0 (1.6)1.0 (1.4)1.4 (1.7)1.1 (1.7)2.2 (2.1)0.5 (0.9)0.9 (1.0)1.9 (2.0)1.5 (1.8)1.4 (1.8)
[90.8][69.7][56.5]
10 (1–10)8 (1–10)0 (−9 to 9)
59.2 (1.4)8.9 (1.5)0.3 (0.8)0.7 (2.0)0.4 (1.0)0.1 (0.7)0.4 (0.9)0.2 (0.8)0.1 (0.6)0.4 (0.8)0.2 (0.7)0.2 (1.1)0.3 (0.9)
[94.5][92.4][19.7]
10 (1–10)9 (1–10)0 (−9 to 7)
68.3 (2.0)7.8 (2.3)0.7 (1.4)0.5 (1.6)1.0 (1.5)0.3 (1.1)0.6 (1.2)0.7 (1.1)0.6 (1.1)0.9 (1.2)0.6 (1.1)0.4 (0.9)0.5 (1.2)
[81.8][73.9][32.5]
9 (1–10)8 (1–10)0 (−9 to 7)
78.6 (1.8)8.1 (2.1)0.6 (1.1)0.4 (1.7)0.5 (1.3)0.4 (1.2)0.8 (1.5)0.9 (1.6)0.5 (1.2)0.7 (1.1)0.7 (1.4)0.6 (1.1)0.6 (1.4)
[87.5][79.6][32.1]
9 (1–10)9 (1–10)0 (−8 to 9)
88.6 (1.9)8.3 (2.1)0.3 (1.2)0.2 (2.1)0.3 (0.7)0.3 (1.1)0.5 (1.1)0.2 (1.1)0.0 (1.0)0.5 (0.9)0.4 (1.3)0.2 (1.0)0.3 (1.2)
[79.7][82.7][22.8]
9 (1–10)9 (1–10)0 (−9 to 9)
99.0 (1.6)8.0 (2.3)1.6 (2.3)0.4 (1.8)2.7 (2.9)0.6 (1.3)0.9 (1.8)0.9 (1.9)0.4 (0.9)0.8 (1.2)0.8 (1.5)2.8 (3.0)1.0 (2.0)
[96.6][79.1][37.8]
10 (1–10)9 (1–10)0 (−9 to 9)
108.6 (1.7)7.8 (2.2)1.2 (1.6)0.7 (1.5)1.1 (1.7)0.6 (1.4)0.7 (1.4)1.4 (1.9)0.6 (1.0)0.6 (1.2)1.0 (1.5)0.5 (1.0)0.8 (1.5)
[87.1][74.5][36.7]
9 (1–10)8 (1–10)0 (−9 to 9)
Mean8.9 (0.9)8.2 (1.0)0.9 (0.8)0.5 (1.3)0.9 (0.8)0.5 (0.7)0.7 (0.7)1.0 (0.8)0.5 (0.5)0.8 (0.7)0.9 (0.7)1.0 (0.9)0.7 (0.8)
[90.8][81.7][30.2]
9 (1–10)8 (1–10)0.6 (−6.6 to 4.4)

  • See box 1 for the text of the recommendations.

  • Agreement (first column): the question was: “Do you conceptually agree with this recommendation?” (1–10 scale where 10 indicates high agreement). Results are presented for all countries (pooled results) as mean (SD) agreement with recommendation, [% rheumatologists with an agreement ⩾7], median (range).

  • Application (second column): The question was: “Are you applying this recommendation in your daily practice?” (1–10 scale where 10 indicates high application). Results are presented for all countries (pooled results) as mean (SD) self-declared application of recommendation, [% rheumatologists with an application ⩾7], median (range).

  • Individual difference (agreement-application): results are presented separately for each country and (last column) as pooled results, as mean (SD). Last column also shows [% rheumatologists with a difference ⩾1] and median (range).