학술논문

Assessment of Factor Affecting the Quality of Life in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Original Article
Document Type
Report
Source
The Journal of Pediatric Academy. December 2022, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p125, 7 p.
Subject
Turkey
Language
English
Abstract
Highlights * Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, heterogeneous group of disorder characterized by articular inflammation, is the most common chronic rheumatoid disease of childhood in the World. * Children and adolescents with [...]
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a frequently seen chronic rheumatoid disease in childhood, which may cause disability and severely affect quality of life (QoL). The aim of present study was to assess relationships between disease activation and socio-cultural status of family, QoL, anxiety level, and depression level in patients with JIA and their parents. The study included 100 patients with JIA. The socio-demographic data were obtained from all patients. Child- and parent- reported PedsQL, Beck depression inventory (BDI), Kovacs' Child Depression Inventory (CDI), SCARED child version, CHAQ discomfort and disability scales were applied and JADAS-27 score was calculated in a cross-sectional manner. Then, we compared the characteristics of patients with the scales' results. JADAS-27, BDI, and CHAQ discomfort scores were higher and child- and parent-reported PedsQL scores were lower in patients with active disease than patients on remission (p Keywords: Anxiety, chronic disease, depression, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, quality of life