A study of health-related quality of life in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Other Title(s)
دراسة نوعية الحياة عند الأطفال المصابين بالالتهاب المفصلي
Joint Authors
Id, Ihab Muhammad Abd al-Aziz
Ibrahim, Nawal Muhammad
al-Shami, Muhammad Sami
Rida, Shirin Midhat
Source
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 85 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.13-18, 6 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Graduate Studies for Childhood
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common rheumatic disease of children and a major cause of chronic physical disability.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is not a single disease, It Is a group of diseases of unknown etiology, which are manifested by chronic joint inflammation.
It is characterized by an idiopathic synovitis of the peripheral joints, associated with soft tissue swelling and effusion.
Aim: Aim of this study was to Assess the health related- Quality of life (HRQOL) in children with Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis.
Detect the relationship between treatment satisfaction and maintenance of positive physical and psychosocial well- being.
Subject& Methods: 50 patient with JIA non complicated cases, 50 patient with JIA complicated cases and 50 apparently healthy control matched with age and sex matched children of die same social bacl^round by using Health Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL) questionnaire- Peds QL.
version 3.
arthritis module, (8-12) years and children (12-18) years children Questionnaire and parent- proxy Questionnaire include many items to measure the score physical, emotional, social, school and well being.
Results: Health Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL) of the patients varied according to the type and duration of fee disease.
According to child problems there was higher statistically significant rate with pain, daily activities and side effect of medications with poly and systemic type and less significant with feeling and school and according to parent problems show higher statistically significant with poor and moderate score in physical and social problems.
Statistically difference between cases and contr ol according to father education and occupation and no statistically significant difference between cases and control as regard mother occupation P>0.05.
the frequency of JIA more in the female patient than male (2:1) and the polyarticular type was most common type.
Positive strong correlation and statistically significant between age and duration of the disease P<0.001.
Also show systemic corticosteroid were (65.7%) highest frequency in polyarticular onset.
Conclusion: Children with more symptoms, polyarticular of JIA are poorer quality of life than oligoarticular.
Early diagnoses and effective therapy of JIA have good prognoses and less complications.
Quality of life in children with JIA depends on disease subtype and outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ibrahim, Nawal Muhammad& Id, Ihab Muhammad Abd al-Aziz& al-Shami, Muhammad Sami& Rida, Shirin Midhat. 2019. A study of health-related quality of life in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Journal of Childhood Studies،Vol. 22, no. 85, pp.13-18.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ibrahim, Nawal Muhammad…[et al.]. A study of health-related quality of life in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Journal of Childhood Studies Vol. 22, no. 85 (Oct. / Dec. 2019), pp.13-18.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ibrahim, Nawal Muhammad& Id, Ihab Muhammad Abd al-Aziz& al-Shami, Muhammad Sami& Rida, Shirin Midhat. A study of health-related quality of life in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Journal of Childhood Studies. 2019. Vol. 22, no. 85, pp.13-18.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 17-18
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BIM-1084766