Development of a disability measurement tool for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The Juvenile Arthritis Functional Assessment Scale.
Arthritis Rheum
; 32(11): 1390-5, 1989 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
A disability assessment tool, the Juvenile Arthritis Functional Assessment Scale, was developed for, and validated in, patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). Standards for this 10-item tool were developed using the scores of 63 normal school children as controls and comparing these results with those of 71 age-matched JRA patients (age 7-16 years). The JRA patients scored statistically significantly higher on the scale, which also demonstrated excellent internal and convergent validity and internal reliability. The test is easily administered in 10 minutes by a physical or occupational therapist in a clinical or office setting. This tool represents the first normalized disability assessment tool developed for JRA patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artrite Juvenil
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Avaliação da Deficiência
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arthritis Rheum
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article