Table 1

Demographics of respondents from EULAR countries (n=1286)

Number of responsesPercentage of responses
Professional backgroundRheumatologist (or other specialist primarily managing patients with inflammatory RMDs)96675.1
Rheumatologist in training14511.3
Healthcare professional in rheumatology16312.7
Other*120.9
Primary affiliationUniversity hospital
Community based hospital
Private practice
Other
648
375
231
32
50.4
29.2
18.0
2.5
Responses according to countriesRomania
Italy
Netherlands
Germany
France
Spain
Denmark
Austria
UK
Greece
Switzerland
Portugal
Croatia
Turkey
Sweden
Ireland
Finland
Norway
Hungary
Slovenia
Belgium
Albania
Georgia
Israel
Lebanon
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Latvia
Montenegro
Russian Federation
Bulgaria
Serbia
Belarus
San Marino
North Macedonia
143
121
114
110
109
80
78
76
70
69
55
46
36
33
31
19
17
15
13
8
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
11.1
9.4
8.9
8.6
8.5
6.2
6.1
5.9
5.5
5.4
4.3
3.6
2.8
2.6
2.4
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.0
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
Age ranges<30
30–39
40–49
50–59
60–69
≥70
4.7%
24.9%
29.5%
26.2%
12.8%
2.0%
GenderMale
Female
Other
475
807
2
37.0
62.9
0.2
Number of patients with inflammatory RMDs normally seen in a week by the respondent<30
30–59
60–99
≥100
449
552
192
84
35.2
43.2
15.0
6.5
  • *Specialists in rehabilitation, physicians primarily working for pharma or health insurance, specialist in nuclear medicine, dermatologist, nephrologists, internists, retired rheumatologists.

  • RMD, rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease.