Drivers of non-zero physician global scores during periods of inactive disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Alessandra AlongiGabriella GiancaneRoberta NaddeiValentina NatoliFrancesca RidellaMarco BurroneSilvia RosinaGaelle ChedevilleEkaterina AlexeevaGerd HorneffIvan FoeldvariGiovanni FilocamoTamàs ConstantinNicolino Ruperto Angelo RavelliAlessandro Consolaronull null

Published in: RMD open (2022)

We found that many paediatric rheumatologists did not mark a score of 0 for patients who they found not to have active joints. The presence of pain in joints not meeting the definition of active joint used in JIA was the main determinant of this phenomenon.

Keyphrases

juvenile idiopathic arthritis
emergency department
disease activity
chronic pain
primary care
intensive care unit
pain management
neuropathic pain
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
spinal cord injury