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- Title
Psychological profile in children and adolescents with severe course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
- Authors
Russo, Emanuela; Trevisi, E; Zulian, F; Battaglia, M A; Viel, D; Facchin, D; Chiusso, A; Martinuzzi, A
- Abstract
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic pediatric rheumatic disease. It is recognized that only reliance on clinical signs of disease outcome is inadequate for understanding the impact of illness and its treatment on child's life and functioning. There is a need for a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to children with arthritis which considers both physical and emotional functioning. This study investigated the psychosocial functioning of children and adolescent with JIA and the disease-related changes in their family.
- Publication
TheScientificWorldJournal, 2012, Vol 2012, p841375
- ISSN
1537-744X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1100/2012/841375