Demographics of the physicians who participated in the study (n=109)
| Characteristics | Number of physicians (%) |
| Age | |
| <35 years | 11 (10.1) |
| 35–44 years | 29 (26.6) |
| 45–55 years | 24 (22.0) |
| 56–65 years | 28 (25.7) |
| >65 years | 17 (15.6) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 54 (49.5) |
| Female | 55 (50.5) |
| Practice setting | |
| University | 59 (54.1) |
| Community | 48 (44.0) |
| Other | 2 (1.8) |
| Experience in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis ranked by a doctor from 1 to 5 | |
| 1 | 1 (0.9) |
| 2 | 1 (0.9) |
| 3 | 14 (12.8) |
| 4 | 31 (28.4) |
| 5 | 62 (56.9) |
| Number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis seen per year | |
| <200 | 23 (21.1) |
| 200–400 | 31 (28.4) |
| 400–600 | 17 (15.6) |
| 600–800 | 17 (15.6) |
| 800–1000 | 10 (9.2) |
| >1000 | 6 (5.5) |
| 5 (4.6) | |
| The year a doctor finished rheumatology training | |
| 2008–2017 | 28 (25.7) |
| 2007–1998 | 28 (25.7) |
| 1997–1988 | 21 (19.3) |
| 1987–1978 | 24 (22.0) |
| 1977–1958 | 8 (7.3) |
| Years in practice, mean±SD* | 20.05±13.30 |
*Calculated as year of graduation subtracted from 2017.