[Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: which role do age, sex and medical parameters play?]
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[Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: which role do age, sex and medical parameters play?]. / Petersen-Ewert, Corinna; Nordmeyer, S; Müller-Godeffroy, E; Foeldvari, I; Küster, R-M; Bullinger, Monika.
in: KLIN PADIATR, Jahrgang 220, Nr. 4, 4, 2008, S. 259-265.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - [Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: which role do age, sex and medical parameters play?]
AU - Petersen-Ewert, Corinna
AU - Nordmeyer, S
AU - Müller-Godeffroy, E
AU - Foeldvari, I
AU - Küster, R-M
AU - Bullinger, Monika
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - BACKGROUND: The assessment of health-related quality of life gains increasing importance in pediatric practice. In the field of rheumatic health conditions in young people only a few studies about this topic are available. Within a European study health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with idiopathic arthritis was assessed. The results of the German sample will be presented. PATIENTS: A total of N=88 children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (57% female) between 8 und 16 years were included in the study. METHOD: Children and adolescents filled in a questionnaire. Health-related quality of life was assessed with the DISABKIDS instrument. RESULTS: No age or gender effects on health-related quality of life were detected. The variable "limitation of mobility" as well as the item "pain" showed the strongest relationship with the health-related quality of life dimensions. CONCLUSIONS: Health-related quality of life is decisively influenced by the consequences of the health condition. For clinical practice the study showed that patients with mobility limitations and/or pain need heightened attention which should especially concentrate on the social and mental dimensions of health-related quality of life.
AB - BACKGROUND: The assessment of health-related quality of life gains increasing importance in pediatric practice. In the field of rheumatic health conditions in young people only a few studies about this topic are available. Within a European study health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with idiopathic arthritis was assessed. The results of the German sample will be presented. PATIENTS: A total of N=88 children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (57% female) between 8 und 16 years were included in the study. METHOD: Children and adolescents filled in a questionnaire. Health-related quality of life was assessed with the DISABKIDS instrument. RESULTS: No age or gender effects on health-related quality of life were detected. The variable "limitation of mobility" as well as the item "pain" showed the strongest relationship with the health-related quality of life dimensions. CONCLUSIONS: Health-related quality of life is decisively influenced by the consequences of the health condition. For clinical practice the study showed that patients with mobility limitations and/or pain need heightened attention which should especially concentrate on the social and mental dimensions of health-related quality of life.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 220
SP - 259
EP - 265
JO - KLIN PADIATR
JF - KLIN PADIATR
SN - 0300-8630
IS - 4
M1 - 4
ER -
