Abstract
Objective: To assess whether the removal of aids/ devices and/or help from another person in the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (C-HAQ) leads to a significant change in the disability index (DI) score and responsiveness in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: Changes in the C-HAQ DI score in a crosssectional sample of 2663 children with JIA and in 530 active patients with JIA in a trial of methotrexate (MTX) were compared. Results: Patients in the MTX trial had higher disease activity and disability than the cross-sectional sample. The frequency of aids/devices (range 1.2-10.2%) was similar between the two samples, while help (range 5.3-38.1%) was more frequently used in the MTX group. Correlation between disease severity variables and the two different C-HAQ DI scoring methods did not change substantially. There was a decrease in the C-HAQ DI score for both the cross-sectional (mean score from 0.64 with the original method to 0.54 without aids/devices and help, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 82-87 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Immunology
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Immunology and Allergy