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Papp ZK, Török S, Szentes A, Hosszú D, Kökönyei G. Parent-child agreement on health-related quality of life: the role of perceived consequences of the child's chronic illness. Psychol Health 2024; 39:233-251. [PMID: 35350930 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2057496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the parent-child agreement on various domains of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a Hungarian pediatric sample. We examined the associations of demographic, illness-specific factors and the perceived consequences of the illness with the parent-child disagreement. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was carried out with child-parent pairs in a heterogeneous pediatric sample (n = 259). OUTCOME MEASURES Child and parent versions of Kidscreen-52 and the consequences scale of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) were applied. We used intraclass correlation coefficients to measure agreement. We computed directional discrepancies as dyadic indexes and applied them in multinomial regression analysis to identify factors influencing agreement. RESULTS Agreement between children and parents on the KIDSCREEN-52 instrument was moderate to good (ICC = 0.41 to 0.66). Significant (p < 0.005) parent-child disagreement was observed on 6 out of 10 dimensions of HRQoL: Parents rated their children's well-being lower on Physical Well-being, Psychological Well-being, Parent Relations and Home Life, Social Support and Peers, and Financial Resources scales and rated higher on Moods and Emotions compared to child-reported HRQoL. Both parent's and child's higher perceived illness consequences made disagreement significantly more likely on various domains. CONCLUSIONS Direction of disagreement may draw attention to potentially vulnerable domains of the child's well-being, like moods and emotions and self-perception.
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- Institute of Mental Health, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Paediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Doctoral School of Psychology, University of Pécs, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
- SE-NAP2 Genetic Brain Imaging Migraine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Fair CDV, Betz C, Naranjo D, Porter J, Bailey EC, Korycinski H, Ferris M. Stakeholders' perspectives on caregiver outcomes for health care transition for adolescents and young adults with special health care needs: A qualitative study. Child Care Health Dev 2023; 49:1046-1053. [PMID: 36905081 DOI: 10.1111/cch.13114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous literature has explored parent/caregiver perspectives and satisfaction with the health care transition (HCT) process for their adolescents and young adults with special health care needs (AYASHCN). Limited research has explored the opinion of health care providers and researchers on parent/caregiver outcomes associated with a successful HCT for AYASHCN. METHODS A web-based survey was distributed through the international and interdisciplinary Health Care Transition Research Consortium listserv, which at the time of the survey was composed of 148 providers dedicated to optimizing the HCT of AYAHSCN. Participants responded to the open-ended question, 'What parent/caregiver-related outcome(s) would represent a successful healthcare transition?' Respondents included 109 providers (52 health care professionals, 38 social service professionals and 19 other). Responses were coded for emergent themes, and research suggestions were identified. RESULTS Qualitative analyses identified two major themes: emotion- and behaviour-based outcomes. Emotion-based subthemes included relinquishing control of child's health management (n = 50, 45.9%) as well as parental satisfaction and confidence in their child's care and HCT (n = 42, 38.5%). Respondents also noted that parents/caregivers should experience an improved sense of well-being and decreased stress (n = 9, 8.2%) due to a successful HCT. Behaviour-based outcomes included early preparation and planning for HCT (n = 12, 11.0%) and parental instruction on the knowledge and skills necessary for their adolescent to independently manage their health (n = 10, 9.1%). CONCLUSIONS Health care providers can assist parents/caregivers in learning strategies for instructing their AYASHCN about condition-related knowledge and skills as well as provide support for 'letting go' of the caregiver role during the HCT to adult-focused health services and adulthood. Communication between the AYASCH, their parents/caregivers and paediatric- and adult-focused providers needs to be consistent and comprehensive to ensure continuity of care and a successful HCT. We also offered strategies to address the outcomes suggested by the participants of this study.
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- Department of Pediatrics, USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Stanford Children's Hospital, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, St Jude' Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Public Health Studies, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Smith AD, Saqib B, Lee RR, Shoop-Worrall S, Hyrich KL, McDonagh JE, Cordingley L. Is time a healer? How quality of life changes over time reported by parents of children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2023; 62:794-803. [PMID: 35608307 PMCID: PMC9891422 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and young people with JIA (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis) over 3 years following diagnosis. METHODS Data on children and young people recruited to the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS) were selected if >5 years of age at diagnosis. HRQoL was assessed at diagnosis (baseline), 1 year and 3 years using the proxy-reported Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) completed by a parent or guardian. The CHQ measures aspects of HRQoL including physical functioning and mental health. Analyses included descriptive statistics, comparison with a US reference population and analysis of CHQ scores longitudinally and by gender and age of onset. RESULTS Using CHQ data from parents/guardians of 182 CAPS study participants [median age 9.6 years (interquartile range 7.2-12.2)], all HRQoL domains significantly improved over the 3 year follow-up, except general health perceptions. Physical health domains showed greater improvement than psychosocial domains, although psychosocial scores were generally higher than physical scores throughout. Although similar at diagnosis, at 1 year females had significantly worse HRQoL than males in physical functioning (P = 0.03), bodily pain (P = 0.03), mental health (P = 0.00), social-emotional (P = 0.02) and social-physical (P < 0.001). Differences largely remained at 3 years. Age at onset was not significantly associated with HRQoL. CONCLUSION Children and young people with JIA have low HRQoL across domains compared with the reference population. This improves within 3 years of diagnosis, with the greatest improvement within the first year. Early developmentally appropriate clinical intervention is recommended to reduce both psychosocial and physical impact of JIA. The lower HRQoL scores of females require further investigation.
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- Andrew D Smith
- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester
- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester
- Centre for Health Informatics, University of Manchester
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
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McHugh A, Chan A, Herrera C, Park JM, Balboni I, Gerstbacher D, Hsu JJ, Lee T, Thienemann M, Frankovich J. Profiling Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Children Undergoing Treatment for Spondyloarthritis and Polyarthritis. J Rheumatol 2022; 49:489-496. [PMID: 35105715 PMCID: PMC9534268 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Few studies examine psychopathology in different juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) subtypes and disease activity states. We aimed to (1) evaluate emotional and behavioral symptoms in children with juvenile spondyloarthritis (SpA) and polyarticular arthritis (PolyA) as compared to a national normative population using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and (2) evaluate the relationship between CBCL scores and disease activity. METHODS Patients with JIA aged 6-17 years with SpA or PolyA were recruited from our pediatric rheumatology clinic from April 2018 to April 2019 and the CBCL and clinical Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score in 10 joints (cJADAS10) were completed. Primary outcome measures were CBCL total competence, internalizing, externalizing, and total problems raw scores. We compared outcomes from each group to national CBCL normative data. To investigate the relationship between CBCL scores and disease activity, we ran a generalized linear regression model for all patients with arthritis with cJADAS10 as the main predictor. RESULTS There were 111 patients and 1753 healthy controls (HCs). Compared to HCs, patients with SpA or PolyA had worse total competence and internalizing scores. Higher cJADAS10 scores were associated with worse total competence, worse internalizing, and higher total problems scores. Most of these differences reached statistical significance (P < 0.01). Self-harm/suicidality was almost 4-fold higher in patients with PolyA than HCs (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.3-9.6, P = 0.011). CONCLUSION Our study shows that patients with SpA and PolyA with more active disease have worse psychological functioning in activities, school, and social arenas, and more internalized emotional disturbances, suggesting the need for regular mental health screening by rheumatologists.
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- Anne McHugh
- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Rogers Behavioral Health San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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Shoop-Worrall SJW, Oude Voshaar MAH, McDonagh JE, Van de Laar MAFJ, Wulffraat N, Thomson W, Hyrich KL, Verstappen SMM. Common Functional Ability Score for Young People With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2021; 73:947-954. [PMID: 32286729 DOI: 10.1002/acr.24204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE As young people enter adulthood, the interchangeable use of child and adult outcome measures may inaccurately capture changes over time. This study aimed to use item response theory (IRT) to model a continuous score for functional ability that can be used no matter which questionnaire is completed. METHODS Adolescents (ages 11-17 years) in the UK Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS) self-completed an adolescent Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and a Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). Their parents answered the proxy-completed CHAQ. Those children with at least 2 simultaneously completed questionnaires at initial presentation or 1 year were included. Psychometric properties of item responses within each questionnaire were tested using Mokken analyses to assess the applicability of IRT modeling. A previously developed IRT model from the Pharmachild-NL registry from The Netherlands was validated in CAPS participants. Agreement and correlations between IRT-scaled functional ability scores were tested using intraclass correlations and Wilcoxon's signed rank tests. RESULTS In 303 adolescents, the median age at diagnosis was 13 years, and 61% were female. CHAQ scores consistently exceeded HAQ scores. Mokken analyses demonstrated high scalability, monotonicity, and the fact that each questionnaire yielded reliable scores. There was little difference in item response characteristics between adolescents enrolled in CAPS and Pharmachild-NL (maximum item residual 0.08). Significant differences were no longer evident between IRT-scaled HAQ and CHAQ scores. CONCLUSION IRT modeling allows the direct comparison of function scores regardless of different questionnaires being completed by different people over time. IRT modeling facilitates the ongoing assessment of function as adolescents transfer from pediatric clinics to adult services.
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- University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, and Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University Medical Center Utrecht and European Reference Network-RITA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, and Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, and Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, and Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Shoop-Worrall SJW, Hyrich KL, Verstappen SMM, Sergeant JC, Baildam E, Chieng A, Davidson J, Foster H, Ioannou Y, McErlane F, Wedderburn LR, Thomson W, McDonagh JE. Comparing Proxy, Adolescent, and Adult Assessments of Functional Ability in Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2020; 72:517-524. [PMID: 30875458 PMCID: PMC7154708 DOI: 10.1002/acr.23877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Objective In pediatric research, investigators rely on proxy reports of outcome, such as the proxy‐completed Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (C‐HAQ), to assess function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). As children mature, they may self‐complete the adult HAQ or the unvalidated adolescent‐specific C‐HAQ. It is unclear how these measures compare and whether they are directly interchangeable. The present study was undertaken to compare agreement between the proxy‐completed C‐HAQ, adolescent‐specific C‐HAQ, and the HAQ at initial presentation to pediatric rheumatologic care and 1 year following the first presentation in adolescents with JIA. Methods Adolescents ages 11–17 years participating in the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study (CAPS), a UK multicenter inception cohort, were included. In a CAPS substudy, adolescents self‐completed the adolescent‐specific C‐HAQ and the HAQ, and proxies simultaneously completed the proxy‐completed C‐HAQ at baseline and 1 year. Correlation and agreement between scores were assessed at baseline. Agreement and ability to similarly classify clinically important changes over time were assessed at 1 year following initial presentation to rheumatologic care. Results A total of 107 adolescents (adolescent‐specific C‐HAQ and HAQ) or their proxies (proxy‐completed C‐HAQ) had completed all 3 measures at baseline. Median age at diagnosis was 13 years, and 61% were female. Although the 3 scores demonstrated strong correlations (r > 0.8), they were not completely interchangeable, with agreement ranging between 70% and 80%. There was similar agreement between the changes in scores between baseline and 1 year. Using proxy‐completed C‐HAQ minimum clinically important cutoffs, the adolescent‐specific C‐HAQ and the HAQ similarly classified 80% to 90% of adolescents as having improved or worsened. Conclusion While there is relatively high agreement and similar classification of change between HAQ and the 2 C‐HAQ scores, these are not completely interchangeable. This impacts the comparison of function when measured in different ways over the lifespan.
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- University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK, and Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK
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- Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Tory H, Zurakowski D, Kim S. Patient and physician discordance of global disease assessment in juvenile dermatomyositis: findings from the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance Legacy Registry. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2020; 18:5. [PMID: 31941511 PMCID: PMC6964044 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-020-0402-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Global disease activity scores (gVAS) capture patient or family (PF) and physician (MD) assessments of disease. This study sought to measure discordance between PF and MD global activity scores in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), and determine factors associated with discordance. METHODS Patients with JDM were included from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Legacy Registry (N = 563). PF and MD gVAS were assessed for discordance, defined as a ≥ 2-point difference. Factors associated with discordant gVAS were compared in univariate analysis. Multivariable regression analysis was used to identify predictors of discordance. RESULTS Almost 40% (N = 219) of PF and MD gVAS were discordant. Among discordant scores, 68% of PF rated gVAS ≥2-points above MD, which was associated with calcinosis and lower quality of life and functional scores (p < 0.01). MD gVAS rated ≥2-points above PF in 32%, which was associated with abnormal laboratory results, weakness, arthritis, rash and other skin changes, and current intravenous steroid treatment (p < 0.01). In multivariate analysis, predictors for higher PF rating included calcinosis, lower quality of life and functional scores, while predictors for higher MD rating included rash, calcinosis, nailfold capillaroscopy changes, and current intravenous steroid treatment. CONCLUSIONS Discordance between PF and MD gVAS was common in this JDM cohort. Overall, higher PF rating was associated with poorer patient reported outcome (PRO) scores, while higher MD rating was associated with poorer objective measures. This suggests PF and MD assessments of gVAS may be measuring different aspects of disease, highlighting the importance of integrating PROs into clinical practice and research.
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- Heather Tory
- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT, 06106, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Benioff Children’s Hospital and University of San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA USA
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Livermore P, Gray S, Mulligan K, Stinson JN, Wedderburn LR, Gibson F. Being on the juvenile dermatomyositis rollercoaster: a qualitative study. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2019; 17:30. [PMID: 31215480 PMCID: PMC6582587 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-019-0332-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Juvenile Dermatomyositis is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition with no known cure. There is no published literature capturing how children and young people feel about their condition, from their perspective. This study was therefore unique in that it asked children and young people what is it like to live with Juvenile Dermatomyositis. METHODS Data were obtained from fifteen young people with Juvenile Dermatomyositis, between eight and nineteen years of age from one Paediatric Rheumatology department using audio-recorded interpretive phenomenology interviews. Data were analyzed phenomenologically, using a process that derives narratives from transcripts resulting in a collective composite of participants shared experiences, called a 'phenomenon'. RESULTS The overarching metaphor of a rollercoaster captures the phenomenon of living with Juvenile Dermatomyositis as a young person, with the ups and downs at different time points clearly described by those interviewed. The five themes plotted on the rollercoaster, began with confusion; followed by feeling different, being sick, steroidal and scared from the medications; uncertainty; and then ended with acceptance of the disease over time. CONCLUSION Young people were able to talk about their experiences about having Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Our findings will aid clinicians in their practice by gaining a deeper understanding of what daily life is like and highlighting ways to enhance psychosocial functioning. Hopefully, this study and any further resulting studies, will raise understanding of Juvenile Dermatomyositis worldwide and will encourage health care professionals to better assess psychosocial needs in the future.
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- Polly Livermore
- University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK. .,Centre for Outcomes and Experience Research in Children's Health, Illness and Disability (ORCHID), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. .,Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL UCLH and GOSH, London, UK. .,NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Nursing Fellow, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, 6th Floor, Institute of Child Health, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
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- 0000 0004 5345 7223grid.483570.dEvelina London Children’s Hospital, GSTT NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- 0000 0004 1936 8497grid.28577.3fCity, University of London, London, UK ,0000 0004 0426 7183grid.450709.fEast London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- 0000 0004 0473 9646grid.42327.30Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada ,0000 0001 2157 2938grid.17063.33Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- 0000000121901201grid.83440.3bUniversity College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK ,0000 0001 2116 3923grid.451056.3NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK ,0000000121901201grid.83440.3bCentre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL UCLH and GOSH, London, UK
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- 0000 0004 5902 9895grid.424537.3Centre for Outcomes and Experience Research in Children’s Health, Illness and Disability (ORCHID), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ,0000 0004 0407 4824grid.5475.3School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK
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Palman J, Shoop-Worrall S, Hyrich K, McDonagh JE. Update on the epidemiology, risk factors and disease outcomes of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2018; 32:206-222. [DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Oen K, Guzman J, Dufault B, Tucker LB, Shiff NJ, Duffy KW, Lee JJY, Feldman BM, Berard RA, Dancey P, Huber AM, Scuccimarri R, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, Ramsey SE, Rosenberg AM, Boire G, Benseler SM, Lang B, Houghton K, Miettunen PM, Chédeville G, Levy DM, Bruns A, Schmeling H, Haddad E, Yeung RSM, Duffy CM. Health-Related Quality of Life in an Inception Cohort of Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Longitudinal Analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2017; 70:134-144. [PMID: 28320056 DOI: 10.1002/acr.23236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over time in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), relative to other outcomes, and to identify predictors of unfavorable HRQoL trajectories. METHODS Children with JIA in the Research in Arthritis in Canadian Children emphasizing Outcomes (ReACCh-Out) cohort were included. The Juvenile Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire (JAQQ, a standardized instrument), health-related Quality of My Life (HRQoML, an instrument based on personal valuations), and JIA core variables were completed serially. Analyses included median values, Kaplan-Meier survival curves, and latent trajectory analysis. RESULTS A total of 1,249 patients enrolled at a median of 0.5 months after diagnosis were followed for a median of 34.2 months. The degree of initial HRQoL impairment and probabilities of reaching the best possible HRQoL scores varied across JIA categories (best for oligoarthritis, worst for rheumatoid factor-positive polyarthritis). Median times to attain best possible HRQoL scores (JAQQ 59.3 months, HRQoML 34.5 months), lagged behind those for disease activity, pain, and disability measures. Most patients followed trajectories with minimal or mild impairment; however, 7.6% and 13.8% of patients, respectively, followed JAQQ and HRQoML trajectories with persistent major impairment in HRQoL. JIA category, aboriginal ethnicity, and baseline disease activity measures distinguished between membership in trajectories with major and minimal impairments. CONCLUSION Improvement in HRQoL is slower than for disease activity, pain, and disability. Improvement of a measure based on respondents' preferences (HRQoML) is more rapid than that of a standardized measure (JAQQ). Higher disease activity at diagnosis heralds an unfavorable HRQoL trajectory.
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- Kiem Oen
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- British Columbia's Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia's Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, and University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, and Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- British Columbia's Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia's Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- British Columbia's Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- CHU Ste. Justine and Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Cloes KI, Barfell KSF, Horn PS, Wu SW, Jacobson SE, Hart KJ, Gilbert DL. Preliminary evaluation of child self-rating using the Child Tourette Syndrome Impairment Scale. Dev Med Child Neurol 2017; 59:284-290. [PMID: 27671877 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To evaluate and compare how children with Tourette syndrome and parents rate tic and non-tic behavioral related impairment in home, school, and social domains; to compare these with clinician tic ratings; and to identify factors that may predict greater impairment. METHOD In a sample of 85 Tourette syndrome and 92 healthy control families, the Child Tourette Syndrome Impairment Scale, designed for parent-report and which includes 37 items rated for tic and non-tic impairment, was administered to parents and, with the referent modified, to children ages 9 to 17 years. Tic severity was rated using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). Analyses utilized descriptive and multivariate statistics. RESULTS Tourette syndrome children's and parents' impairment ratings were higher than HC (p<0.001) and correlated moderately (r=0.46 to 0.54; p<0.001). Children's and parents' tic impairment ratings correlated with YGTSS (r=0.36 to 0.37; p<0.001). Parents' average ratings were higher than children's for 19 tic and all 37 non-tic impairment items. For 29 items, children self-rated impairment higher for tics than non-tics. Diagnoses of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder had larger effects on parent impairment ratings. INTERPRETATION The Child Tourette Syndrome Impairment Scale appears informative for child self-rating in Tourette syndrome.
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- Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Burström Å, Bratt EL, Frenckner B, Nisell M, Hanséus K, Rydberg A, Öjmyr-Joelsson M. Adolescents with congenital heart disease: their opinions about the preparation for transfer to adult care. Eur J Pediatr 2017; 176:881-889. [PMID: 28508990 PMCID: PMC5486562 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-017-2917-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED The aim of the study was to explore what adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) view as important in the preparation for the transfer to adult care. We performed interviews in four focus groups with adolescents (14-18 years old) at four university hospitals in Sweden. Data was analysed using qualitative content analysis. The analysis revealed one main category; Becoming a manager of the condition and four subcategories; Sufficient knowledge about the health, Be a participant in the care, Parental support, and Communicate with others about the health. The adolescents' ages differentiated the discussion in the groups. The older adolescents seemed to have more interest in transition planning, information and transfer. The younger described more frustrations about communication and handling the disease. CONCLUSION To become a manager of the CHD in daily life, the adolescents want disease specific knowledge, which should be communicated in a developmentally appropriate way. Adolescents want to participate and be involved in the transition process. They need support and guidance in how to communicate their CHD. Parental support is fundamental but it change over time. Moreover, peer-support is becoming more significant during the transition process. What is Known: • Transition during adolescence and transfer to adult care for adolescents with CHD is complex, and there is a shift in roles. • Adolescents often have poor knowledge and understanding about their heart condition and the consequences. What is New: • Adolescents call for disease specific information regarding health issues of importance for them in daily life. • Communicating the disease with other is a challenge- peer support from other adolescents with CHD could be a facilitator.
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- Åsa Burström
- Institution for Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Institution of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden ,Department of Pediatric Cardiology, The Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institution for Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institution for Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,The Red Cross University College, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Institution for Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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White PH, Ardoin S. Transitioning Wisely: Improving the Connection From Pediatric to Adult Health Care. Arthritis Rheumatol 2016; 68:789-94. [DOI: 10.1002/art.39554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Patience H. White
- The Center for Health Care Transition Improvement and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Washington DC
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- Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus Ohio
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The difference of disease perception by juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients and their parents: analysis of the JAMAR questionnaire. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2016; 14:2. [PMID: 26732177 PMCID: PMC4702328 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-015-0063-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The JAMAR (Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report) has been developed to evaluate the perception of the patient and his parents on different items: well-being, pain, functional status, quality of life, disease activity, disease course, side effects of medication, therapeutic compliance and satisfaction with illness outcome. Our aim was to compare disease's perception by JIA patients and their parents. METHODS We included into the study 100 consecutive patients over 7 years of age. We asked both parent and child to complete the JAMAR questionnaire. For each patient we recorded demographic and disease related data. We examined the level of disagreement between children and parents for the quantitative items of the JAMAR: VAS Pain, VAS Disease Activity, VAS Well Being, Juvenile Arthritis Functional Score, HRQoL. Then we looked for a relation between discordance-rate and demographic and clinical variables. RESULTS Children and parents' median scores for all five items were similar. Individual dyads agreement was low, with a large amount of pairs (80) discordant for at least one item. We found higher MD VAS and JADAS in more discordant dyads, suggesting that when the disease is more active discordance between child and parent increase. CONCLUSION The JAMAR questionnaire is an important tool that helps clinicians to detect divergent child and parent's disease perceptions. It is essential that both patients and parents fill the JAMAR questionnaire for a complete clinical and psychosocial evaluation.
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Betz CL, Nehring WM, Lobo ML. Transition Needs of Parents of Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities. JOURNAL OF FAMILY NURSING 2015; 21:362-412. [PMID: 26283056 DOI: 10.1177/1074840715595024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The period of health care transition (HCT) for adolescents and emerging adults with special health care needs and disabilities involves a complex realignment of the parent-child relationship, including alterations in role responsibilities and decision making. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the research designs, methodology, and findings reported in studies of parents during this transition period to provide new insights for research and clinical practice. Results showed that parents were unable to clearly envision what the future held for their children and were not well prepared by the service system to anticipate future prospects. These parents have a myriad of needs that are not yet fully understood, as HCT research is in the early stages of development.
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Ezzahri M, Amine B, Rostom S, Badri D, Mawani N, Gueddari S, Shyen S, Wabi M, Moussa F, Abouqal R, Chkirate B, Hajjaj-Hassouni N. Factors influencing the quality of life of Moroccan patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2014; 33:1621-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2489-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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McErlane F, Beresford MW, Baildam EM, Thomson W, Hyrich KL. Recent developments in disease activity indices and outcome measures for juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013; 52:1941-51. [PMID: 23630368 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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There has been a concerted and important international effort to develop and validate disease activity and outcome instruments specific to JIA in recent years. This review aims to describe the disease assessment indices important to routine clinical care and integral to the design of outcome studies and clinical trials in JIA. In view of the increasing number of JIA clinical studies and clinical trials, together with a number of national and international paediatric biologic registers, it is important that knowledge of these new outcome measures is widespread, such that results can be placed in a meaningful context.
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- Flora McErlane
- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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Lundberg V, Lindh V, Eriksson C, Petersen S, Eurenius E. Health-related quality of life in girls and boys with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: self- and parental reports in a cross-sectional study. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2012; 10:33. [PMID: 22985358 PMCID: PMC3523024 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-10-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) affects children and adolescents with both short-term and long-term disability. These children also report lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared to their healthy peers. However, there seems to be some discrepancies between self- and parent-reports, and gender differences need to be further studied. This study aims to describe HRQOL in girls and boys with JIA, and to explore gender differences in self-reports compared to parent-reports of HRQOL in children with JIA. METHODS Fifty-three children and adolescents with JIA (70% girls and 30% boys) with a median age of 14 years (8-18 years), and their parents, participated in this cross-sectional study in Sweden. Data was systematically collected prior to ordinary visits at a Pediatric outpatient clinic, during a period of 16 months (2009-2010). Disability was assessed with the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ), and disease activity by physicians' assessments and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR). The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL) was used to assess self- and parent-reports of HRQOL in the child. RESULTS In this sample of children with generally low disease activity and mild to moderate disability, more than half of the children experienced suboptimal HRQOL, equally in girls and boys. Significant differences between self- and parent-reports of child HRQOL were most evident among girls, with lower parent-reports regarding the girl's physical- and psychosocial health as well as in the total HRQOL score. Except for the social functioning subscale, where parents' reports were higher compared to their sons, there were no significant differences between boys- and parent-reports. CONCLUSIONS More than half of the girls and boys experienced suboptimal HRQOL in this sample, with no gender differences. However, there were differences between self- and parent-reports of child HRQOL, with most significant differences found among the girls. Thus, differences between self- and parent-reports of child HRQOL must be taken into account in clinical settings, especially among girls with JIA.
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- Veronica Lundberg
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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- Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Public health and Clinical medicine, Epidemiology and Global health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Perspectives of youths and adults improve the care of hospitalized adolescents in Spain. J Pediatr Health Care 2012; 26:182-92. [PMID: 22525998 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Revised: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the preferences and priorities of youths and adults about the best ways to improve hospitals to have an impact on the quality of life of hospitalized adolescents. METHOD Participants in this study were 364 adolescents between 14 and 17 years of age (96 hospitalized) and 148 adults (96 parents of patients and 52 health professionals). All the participants completed a questionnaire about their preferences and priorities with regard to hospitalization. RESULTS A high degree of agreement among the youths and the adults was observed, especially regarding the importance assigned to agreeableness of clinical staff to improveadolescents' experience of hospitalization. Some discrepancies also were observed. The youths granted more importance to issues related to filling in time, specifically to the leisure technology available for patients. The adults assigned more importance to the organization of the hospital stay, in particular, for adolescents to be admitted with patients of the same age and for them to receive academic support in the hospital. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents express a coherent perspective about the aspects that may help them feel better in the hospital that in some ways is different from the perspective of the adults who care for them.
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- Janet E McDonagh
- Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, UK
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Sattoe JNT, van Staa A, Moll HA. The proxy problem anatomized: child-parent disagreement in health related quality of life reports of chronically ill adolescents. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2012; 10:10. [PMID: 22276974 PMCID: PMC3299605 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Discrepancy between self-reports and parent-proxy reports of adolescent health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been repeatedly acknowledged in the literature as the proxy problem. However, little is known about the extent and direction of this discrepancy. The purpose of this study is to explore to what extent and in what direction HRQoL self-reports of adolescents with chronic conditions and those of their parents differ. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adolescents suffering from chronic conditions and their parents. Socio-demographic and disease-related characteristics were collected and information about consequences of the chronic condition was assessed. HRQoL was measured with KIDSCREEN-10 and DISABKIDS condition generic measure (DCGM-10). Agreement was analysed through defining a threshold of agreement based on half of the standard deviation of the HRQoL score with the highest variance. Agreement occurred if the difference between adolescent and parent scores was less than or equal to half of the standard deviation. Intra-class correlation coefficients and Bland-Altman plots were also computed. The characteristics associated with direction of disagreement were statistically tested with one-way ANOVA and Chi-square tests. Results 584 paired HRQoL scores were obtained. Ratings from both adolescents and parents were high, compared to European norm data. Differences between adolescents and parents were statistically significant, yet relatively small. Disagreement existed in both directions: in 24.5% (KIDSCREEN-10) and 16.8% (DCGM-10) of the cases adolescents rated their HRQoL lower than did their parent, while in 32.2% (KIDSCREEN-10) and 31.7% (DCGM-10) of the cases the opposite was true. Adolescent's age, educational level and type of education, parent's educational level, number of hospital admissions and several other disease-related factors influenced direction of disagreement. Conclusions In a reasonable proportion of cases the adolescent and parent agreed on the adolescent's HRQoL (43-51% of the cases) and most disagreement tended to be minor. Thus, the proxy problem may be smaller than presented in the literature and its extent may differ per population. As adolescents are expected to become partners in their own health care, it is recommended to focus on adolescents' own perceptions of HRQoL.
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- Jane N T Sattoe
- Rotterdam University, Expertise Centre Transitions of Care, 3001 HA Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Lal SD, McDonagh J, Baildam E, Wedderburn LR, Gardner-Medwin J, Foster HE, Chieng A, Davidson J, Adib N, Thomson W, Hyrich KL. Agreement between proxy and adolescent assessment of disability, pain, and well-being in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Pediatr 2011; 158:307-12. [PMID: 20869068 PMCID: PMC3202630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Revised: 05/14/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis have demonstrated substantial disagreement with their proxy's assessment of their disability, pain, and well-being. Our objective was to describe the clinical and psychological factors associated with discordance. STUDY DESIGN This analysis included 204 proxy-adolescent (median age, 13 years) dyads that completed a Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire for disability with 100-mm visual analogue scales for pain and well-being. Depressive symptoms in adolescents were measured by the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire and in proxies the General Health Questionnaire. Disagreement was assessed using Bland-Altman plots. Associations with discordance were identified using logistic regression analyses. RESULTS There was higher agreement for disability (84%) than for pain (71%) and well-being (66%). Regression analyses found no association between age, sex, or disease duration and disagreement. However, relationships between disease activity and disagreement in outcomes were identified. Independent associations were found between increasing Mood and Feelings Questionnaire scores and disagreement in pain and well-being. CONCLUSIONS Proxy and adolescent reports of pain and well-being are more likely to disagree in those with severe disease. Adolescents who report depressive symptoms are also more likely to disagree with their proxy. The reasons for these are multifactorial, and considerations of both reports are important when assessing outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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- Sham D. Lal
- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Child Health, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Rheumatology Unit, UCL, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Child Health, Glasgow University, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical School, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Child Health, Glasgow University, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom,Reprint requests: Dr Kimme Hyrich, Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom M13 9PT.
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The provision of healthcare for young people with solid organ transplants as they move into adult-centered services has received increasing attention over recent years particularly as non-adherence and graft loss increase after transfer. Despite medical advances and that transitional care is now well established on national and international health agendas, progress in the research arena has unfortunately been slow. The aims of this paper are to consider why this is and discuss the particular challenges facing clinical researchers working within the area.
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- J E McDonagh
- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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Filocamo G, Schiappapietra B, Bertamino M, Pistorio A, Ruperto N, Magni-Manzoni S, Lanni S, Saad-Magalhaes C, Galasso R, Lattanzi B, Muratore V, Tani D, Martini A, Ravelli A. A new short and simple health-related quality of life measurement for paediatric rheumatic diseases: initial validation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010; 49:1272-80. [PMID: 20338888 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a new short and simple measure of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS The Paediatric Rheumatology Quality of Life Scale (PRQL) is a 10-item questionnaire that explores HRQL in two domains: physical health (PhH) and psychosocial health (PsH). Validation of the parent proxy report and child self-report versions of the instrument was accomplished by evaluating 472 JIA patients and approximately 800 healthy children. Validation analyses included assessment of feasibility, face and content validity; construct and discriminative ability; internal structure and consistency; test-retest reliability; responsiveness to clinical change; and minimal clinically important difference. RESULTS The PRQL was found to be feasible and to possess both face and content validity. The PRQL score correlated in the predicted range with most of the other JIA outcome measures, thereby demonstrating good construct validity, and discriminated well between different levels of disease severity. Assessment of internal structure (factor analysis) revealed that the PhH and PsH subscales identify two unambiguously separated domains. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.86. The intraclass correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability was 0.91. The PRQL revealed fair responsiveness, with a standardized response mean of 0.67 in improved patients. Overall, the PRQL appeared to be more able to capture physical HRQL than psychosocial HRQL. CONCLUSION The PRQL was found to possess good measurement properties and is, therefore, a valid instrument for the assessment of HRQL in children with JIA. This tool is primarily proposed for use in standard clinical care.
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- Giovanni Filocamo
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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Mulligan K, Etheridge A, Kassoumeri L, Wedderburn LR, Newman S. Do mothers and fathers hold similar views about their child's arthritis? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 61:1712-8. [PMID: 19950321 DOI: 10.1002/art.25008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Evaluations of the well-being of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) typically rely on parents as proxy respondents. An assumption of several studies appears to be that mothers' and fathers' ratings are interchangeable, as reports do not always specify which parent completed the assessments nor, in repeated measures, whether they were completed by the same parent. The aim of this study was to examine the level of agreement between mothers' and fathers' ratings of their child's quality of life (QOL) and to identify possible predictors of disagreement. METHODS Mothers and fathers (n = 82) of children with JIA completed ratings of their child's symptoms, QOL, and measures of their mood and beliefs about their child's illness and treatment. The number of active and limited joints and the physician's global assessment were also recorded. RESULTS Intraclass correlation coefficients between mothers' and fathers' ratings of physical and psychosocial QOL were high (0.824 and 0.755, respectively). However, calculation of difference scores revealed that 70.6% and 65.9%, respectively, were classified as discordant. Where parents differed, the direction of difference was not systematic. Discordance in parents' mood states and in their illness and treatment beliefs explained a small amount of the variance in discordance in QOL. CONCLUSION It should not be assumed that proxy ratings of a child's well-being can be generalized from one parent to the other. Studies that take repeated assessments should ensure that the same parent completes assessments at all time points. Other factors that may explain discordance between parents' ratings need to be explored.
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McDonagh JE, Shaw KL. Health care transition counseling for youth with arthritis: comment on the article by Scal et al. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2009; 61:1140-1141. [PMID: 19644912 DOI: 10.1002/art.24640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Vuorimaa H, Tamm K, Honkanen V, Komulainen E, Konttinen YT, Santavirta N. Parents and children as agents of disease management in JIA. Child Care Health Dev 2009; 35:578-85. [PMID: 19638028 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00981.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- H Vuorimaa
- Department of Rheumatology, Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, Heinola FIN-18120, Finland.
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Jones F, Rodger S, Broderick S, De Monte R. Living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Parents' Experiences of Treatment Regimens and Home Exercise Programmes. Br J Occup Ther 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/030802260907200603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis have been identified as pivotal facilitators of children's involvement in treatment regimens, including home exercise programmes. As such, parents' perspectives regarding the factors that influence participation in their children's treatment regimens, and in particular home exercise programmes, are addressed in this study. In depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 families. Rigour was ensured through a rich description of participants, peer and member checking, field journals and audit trails. Four key topics related to the process — the experience of the child's diagnosis, community access and participation, treatment regimens and the impact of these regimens on the parent's roles and relationships — and were addressed. Seven key themes emerged, namely the difficult process of diagnosis, the emotional toll, medications, exercises, life revolves around arthritis, parents' relationship with their child and other family members, and parents and paid work. The implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
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- Fiona Jones
- Formerly Occupational Therapy (Honours) student, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Formerly Occupational Therapy (Honours) student, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Scal P, Horvath K, Garwick A. Preparing for adulthood: health care transition counseling for youth with arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 61:52-7. [PMID: 19116976 DOI: 10.1002/art.24088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of adolescents with arthritis who receive health care transition services and to compare the rates with those reported for adolescents with other special health care needs and adolescents with diabetes. METHODS We used data from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. A parent/guardian identified youth ages 12-17 years with arthritis (n = 1,052), diabetes (n = 389), and special health care needs (n = 18,189). Four questions examined the extent to which providers discussed health care transition issues, including 1) transfer of care to adult providers, 2) health care needs of adults, 3) acquiring health insurance, and 4) encouraging self-care responsibility. Bivariate comparisons assessed the associations between sociodemographic characteristics and health care transition services, and multivariate regression models compared outcomes between conditions. RESULTS Many adolescents with arthritis are being encouraged to assume self-care responsibilities (74.8%); fewer discussed how health needs will change in adulthood (52.1%), acquiring insurance (22.5%), or transferring care to a provider who sees adults (19.0%). These results are similar to youth with other special health care needs, but behind youth with diabetes. CONCLUSION Among this sample of US adolescents, many report discussions about health care needs and self-management, but few are addressing critical aspects of the transition to adult-oriented health care.
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- Peter Scal
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
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McDonagh JE. Young people first, juvenile idiopathic arthritis second: Transitional care in rheumatology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 59:1162-70. [DOI: 10.1002/art.23928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Moorthy LN, Peterson MGE, Harrison MJ, Onel KB, Lehman TJA. Physical function assessment tools in pediatric rheumatology. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2008; 6:9. [PMID: 18533038 PMCID: PMC2440744 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-6-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Pediatric rheumatic diseases with predominant musculoskeletal involvement such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and juvenile dermatomyositis(JDM) can cause considerable physical functional impairment and significantly affect the children's quality of life (QOL). Physical function, QOL, health-related QOL (HRQOL) and health status are personal constructs used as outcomes to estimate the impact of these diseases and often used as proxies for each other. The chronic, fluctuating nature of these diseases differs within and between patients, and complicates the measurement of these outcomes. In children, their growing needs and expectations, limited use of age-specific questionnaires, and the use of proxy respondents further influences this evaluation. This article will briefly review the different constructs inclusive of and related to physical function, and the scales used for measuring them. An understanding of these instruments will enable assessment of functional outcome in clinical studies of children with rheumatic diseases, measure the impact of the disease and treatments on their lives, and guide us in formulating appropriate interventions.
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- Lakshmi Nandini Moorthy
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-UMDNJ, Dept, of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, The Univeristy of Chicago Medical Center, MC5044, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Moorthy LN, Peterson MGE, Harrison MJ, Onel KB, Lehman TJA. Quality of life in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: a review. Lupus 2008; 16:663-9. [PMID: 17711905 DOI: 10.1177/0961203307077539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children is a chronic multisystem disease with wide ranging effects on their quality of life (QOL). While SLE's impact on different arenas of life and well-being has been extensively examined in the adult population, its effect on children has not received adequate attention. This review discusses the multidimensional aspect of QOL, the biopsychosocial implications of SLE, factors complicating QOL measurement in the affected population, and the different generic and disease-specific scales used for measuring QOL and related constructs. Until now, there have not been any pediatric SLE-specific health-related QOL (HRQOL) scales. A section is devoted to a novel instrument developed specifically for measuring QOL in pediatric lupus called the Simple Measure of the Impact of Lupus Erythematosus in Youngsters (SMILEY). SMILEY is a brief, easily understood, valid, reliable and internally consistent pediatric SLE-specific QOL scale and will be a useful adjunct to clinical trials and outcomes research.
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- L N Moorthy
- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-UMDNJ, Department of Pediatrics, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
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Palmisani E, Solari N, Pistorio A, Ruperto N, Malattia C, Viola S, Buoncompagni A, Loy A, Martini A, Ravelli A. Agreement between physicians and parents in rating functional ability of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2007; 5:23. [PMID: 18072960 PMCID: PMC2228288 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-5-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 12/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate concordance between physicians and parents in rating the degree of functional ability of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS The attending physician and a parent were asked to rate independently the level of physical functioning of 155 patients with disease duration >/= 5 years on a 6-point scale ranging from 1 = no disability (i.e. the child can do without difficulty all activities that children of his/her age can do) to 6 = severe disability (i.e. all activities are difficult for the child). At study visit, measures of JIA activity and damage were assessed. Agreement was evaluated with weighted kappa (<0.40 = poor agreement; 0.41-0.60 = moderate agreement; 0.61-0.80 = substantial agreement; >0.80 excellent agreement). Physician/parent evaluations were divided in 3 groups: 1) concordance; 2) parent over-rating = parent assessment over-rated relative to physician assessment; 3) physician over-rating = physician assessment over-rated relative to parent assessment. Factors affecting concordance/discordance were evaluated by means of Kruskal-Wallis or Chi-square/Fisher exact test. RESULTS Concordance, parent over-rating and physician over-rating were observed in 107 (69%), 29 (18.7%) and 19 (12.3%) evaluations, respectively. Kappa value was 0.69. Parent over-rating was associated with greater intensity of pain (p = 0.01) and higher Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (C-HAQ) score (p = 0.004), whereas physician over-rating was associated with more severe joint disease (p = 0.04 to <0.001), higher C-reactive protein (p = 0.03) higher frequency of Steinbrocker functional class = II (p < 0.001), and greater articular damage, as measured with the Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Physicians and parents revealed fair concordance in rating functional ability of children with JIA. Parent over-rating was associated with greater child's pain and worse C-HAQ score, whereas physician over-rating was associated with greater severity of joint inflammation and damage.
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- Elena Palmisani
- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G, Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Direzione Scientifica, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy,Dipartimento di Pediatria G. de Toni, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatria II, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy,Dipartimento di Pediatria G. de Toni, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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The origin of paediatric rheumatology in the UK mainly lies in adult rheumatology and this has proved invaluable in terms of transition provision, education and training, and collaborative research. The last 5 years have seen adolescent rheumatology gather momentum with the creation of an objective evidence base, a sound foundation for future work addressing the many unanswered questions and hypotheses in the area of transitional care. The aim of this paper is to review the evidence supporting the recent developments in transitional care within rheumatology. Acknowledging the non-categorical nature of transition, the author will also refer to evidence from other chronic illnesses which has informed these developments.
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- Janet E McDonagh
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Institute of Child Health, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.
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Shaw KL, Southwood TR, McDonagh JE. Young people's satisfaction of transitional care in adolescent rheumatology in the UK. Child Care Health Dev 2007; 33:368-79. [PMID: 17584391 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00698.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND To examine the quality of transitional health care from the perspectives of young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and their parents. METHODS Adolescents with JIA and their parents were recruited from 10 major UK rheumatology centres. Satisfaction with health-care delivery was measured prior to, and 12 months after, the implementation of a structured and co-ordinated programme of transitional care using self-completed questionnaires designed for this study. RESULTS Of 359 families invited to participate, 308 (86%) adolescents with JIA and 303 (84%) parents/guardians accepted. A fifth of adolescents had persistent oligoarthritis. Median age was 14.2 (11-18) years with median disease duration of 5.7 (0-16) years. Young people and their parents rated provider characteristics more important than aspects of the physical environment or process issues. Staff honesty and knowledge were rated as the most essential aspects of best practice. Prior to implementing the programme of transitional care, parents rated service delivery for all items significantly worse than best practice. Overall satisfaction improved 12 months after entering the programme. However, while parent satisfaction improved for 70.4% of items, significant improvements were only observed for three (13.6%) items rated by adolescents. CONCLUSION The perceived quality of health care for young people with JIA and their parents was significantly lower than what they would like. Satisfaction with many aspects of care during transition from paediatric to adult services can be improved through the implementation of a structured, co-ordinated programme of transitional care.
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- K L Shaw
- Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Shaw KL, Southwood TR, McDonagh JE. Development and preliminary validation of the 'Mind the Gap' scale to assess satisfaction with transitional health care among adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Child Care Health Dev 2007; 33:380-8. [PMID: 17584392 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00699.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND To develop a scale to assess satisfaction with transitional health care among adolescents with a chronic illness and their parents. METHODS The 'Mind the Gap' scale was developed using evidence from a previous needs assessment, in three stages: (1) definition of the construct; (2) design of the scale items, response options and instructions; (3) full administration of the scale, item analysis and dimensionality analysis. The scale was administered to 308 adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and 303 parents/guardians, prior to and 12 months after the implementation of an evaluation of a structured and co-ordinated programme of transitional care. The patient population involved adolescents with JIA and their parents recruited from 10 major UK rheumatology centres. RESULTS A total of 301 (97.7%) adolescents and 286 (95.0%) parents chose to complete the questionnaire, with median item completion rates of 100.0% (0-100%) for both adolescents and parents thus confirming feasibility. Face and content validity were confirmed. Factor analyses revealed a three-factor structure which explained 49.5% and 56.1% of the variation in adolescent and parent scores respectively. The internal consistency of each subscale ('management of environment', 'provider characteristics' and 'process issues') was indicated by Cronbach's alphas of 0.71, 0.89 and 0.89 for adolescents, respectively, and 0.83, 0.91 and 0.92 for parents respectively. Cronbach's alphas for the entire scales were 0.91 and 0.94 for the adolescent and parent forms respectively. CONCLUSION These preliminary results report the potential of the 'Mind the Gap' scale in evaluating transitional care for adolescents with JIA. In view of the generic nature of transitional care reflected in the scale, this scale has wider potential for use with adolescents with other chronic illness in view of the generic nature of transition. This development is particularly timely in the context of transitional care developments in the UK and further validation of the scale is in progress.
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- K L Shaw
- Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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