Personally Generated Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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OBJECTIVE: To explore quality of life (QOL) using the individualized Patient Generated Index (PGI) in young adults who were diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in childhood, and to examine associations between PGI ratings and standardized health-related outcome measures.

METHODS: Patients (N = 79, mean age 25.1 [SD 4.2] yrs, 72% female) completed the PGI and the standardized measures: Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12; physical and mental health-related QOL [HRQOL]), Brief Pain Inventory (pain severity and interference), 5-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist, and visual analog scale for fatigue. Information on morning stiffness, medications, and demographics was also collected. Patients were compared to 79 matched controls.

RESULTS: The most frequently nominated areas of importance for patients' personally generated QOL (assessed by PGI) were physical activity (n = 38, 48%), work/school (n = 31, 39%), fatigue (n = 29, 37%) and self-image (n = 26, 33%). Nomination of physical activity was associated with older age, morning stiffness, and more pain interference. Nomination of fatigue was associated with current use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, whereas nomination of self-image was associated with polyarticular course JIA and pain interference. Nomination of work/school was not associated with other factors. Higher PGI scores (indicating better QOL) correlated positively with all SF-12 subscales except role emotional, and negatively with disability, pain severity, pain interference, and morning stiffness. Compared to controls, patients had more pain, poorer physical HRQOL, and less participation in full-time work or school.

CONCLUSION: Physical activity, work/school, fatigue, and self-image were frequently nominated areas affecting QOL in young adults with JIA. The PGI included aspects of QOL not covered in standardized measures.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

Enthalten in:

The Journal of rheumatology - 49(2022), 10 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 1138-1145

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tollisen, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Selvaag, Anne M [VerfasserIn]
Aasland, Astrid [VerfasserIn]
Ingebrigtsen, Trude [VerfasserIn]
Sagen, Joachim [VerfasserIn]
Lerdal, Anners [VerfasserIn]
Flatø, Berit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adults
Antirheumatic Agents
HRQOL
Journal Article
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Patient Generated Index
Physical activity
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.10.2022

Date Revised 09.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3899/jrheum.211245

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340927224