Disease activity and disability in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis one year following presentation to paediatric rheumatology. Results from the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study

Kimme L. Hyrich, Sham D. Lal, Helen E. Foster, Judith Thornton, Navid Adib, Eileen Baildam, Janet Gardner-Medwin, Lucy R. Wedderburn, Alice Chieng, Joyce Davidson, Wendy Thomson

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    Abstract

    Objective. Inflammatory arthritis in childhood is variable in terms of both presentation and outcome. This analysis describes disease activity in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) during the first year following presentation to a paediatric rheumatologist and identifies predictors of moderate to severe disability [defined using a Childhood HAQ (CHAQ) score ≥0.75] at 1 year. Methods. The Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study recruits children
    Original languageEnglish
    Article numberkep352
    Pages (from-to)116-122
    Number of pages6
    JournalRheumatology
    Volume49
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 19 Nov 2009

    Keywords

    • Disability
    • Disease activity
    • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    • Outcomes

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