Abstract
Methods All patients aged 10-19, visiting the Paediatric Rheumatology outpatient clinic at Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, in February to April 2010 were asked about presence of pain and how pain affected their functional capability. Pain was measured with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), 0-100 mm. Impact of pain on functional capability in daily life was measured with Functional Disability Inventory (FDI). FDI consists of fifteen questions and a score is calculated where 0 indicates no, and 60 maximum impact on functional capability.
Highlights
Pain is a clinically significant symptom in children with JIA
All patients aged 10-19, visiting the Paediatric Rheumatology outpatient clinic at Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, in February to April 2010 were asked about presence of pain and how pain affected their functional capability
A majority of the patients with JIA reports a low grade of pain, less than 25 mm on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 0-100 mm
Summary
Pain is a clinically significant symptom in children with JIA. The patients at our outpatient clinic rarely spontaneously report pain as an obstacle for functional ability. Pain and impact of pain on function in JIA-patients aged 10-19 years M Lanzinger From 18th Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) Congress Bruges, Belgium. Background Pain is a clinically significant symptom in children with JIA. The patients at our outpatient clinic rarely spontaneously report pain as an obstacle for functional ability.
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