RMDs that should be addressed in the courses
| Variables | HPR in adult care | HPR in paediatric care |
| RMDs that should be addressed in the courses | ||
| Inflammatory arthritis, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | 4.27 (0.90) | NA |
| Osteoarthritis, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | 4.00 (1.09) | NA |
| Connective Tissue Diseases, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | 3.82 (1.09) | NA |
| Fibromyalgia/chronic widespread pain syndromes, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | 3.94 (1.14) | NA |
| Low Back Pain, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | 3.79 (1.22) | NA |
| Osteoporosis, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | 3.76 (1.11) | NA |
| Paediatric autoinflammatory diseases, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | NA | 4.09 (0.95) |
| Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | NA | 4.04 (0.98) |
| Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM), scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | NA | 3.89 (0.98) |
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Juvenile), scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | NA | 3.91 (1.06) |
| Chronic pain, scale of 1 to 5 mean (±SD) | NA | 4.49 (0.84) |
| Overall mean | 3.93 (±0.19) | 4.08 (±0.24) |
Data are presented separately for HPR in adult and paediatric care. Educational needs were asked on a Likert scale (1=no importance, 5=high importance) and reported using mean (SD) and median (IQR) values.
HPR, health professionals in rheumatology; RMDs, rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.