Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-30-2017

Identifier

PMCID: PMC5332913 DOI: 10.3390/children4020011

Abstract

While previous research in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has identified discrepancy between parent and child perception of disease-related symptoms such as pain, the significance and impact of this disagreement has not been characterized. We examined the extent to which parent-child discordance in JIA symptom ratings are associated with child functional outcomes. Linear regression and mixed effects models were used to test the effects of discrepancy in pain and fatigue ratings on functional outcomes in 65 dyads, consisting of youth with JIA and one parent. Results suggested that children reported increased activity limitations and negative mood when parent and child pain ratings were discrepant, with parent rated child pain much lower. Greater discrepancy in fatigue ratings was also associated with more negative mood, whereas children whose parent rated child fatigue as moderately lower than the child experienced decreased activity limitations relative to dyads who agreed closely on fatigue level. Implications of these results for the quality of life and treatment of children with JIA are discussed.

Journal Title

Children (Basel)

Volume

4

Issue

2

MeSH Keywords

Arthritis, Juvenile; Pain Perception; Chronic Pain; Fatigue; Parents; Child; Physical Functional Performance

Keywords

JIA; activity limitation; pain

Comments

Grant support

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Publisher's Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/4/2/11

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