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Is parental coping associated with quality of life in juvenile idiopathic arthritis?
Pediatric Rheumatology, 03/16/09

Cavallo S et al - These findings underscore the importance of helping parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) better understand their child's medical situation.

Methods

Aims of this study were: (i) to describe coping in a cohort of parents of children with JIA; and (ii) to determine whether QoL is associated with parental coping
Whether socio-demographic factors such as child's age, family socioeconomic status and family structure are associated with parental coping was also determined
182 parents caring for a child with JIA completed a postal survey x3/yr
Association between the child's QoL and parental coping was analyzed

Results

Children experienced difficulty in completing specified activities at most just below 25% of the time and results fall off slightly following the 6 mo time point
Understanding the Medical Situation was deemed most useful
The child's QoL was associated with parental coping
Parents of children with greater psychosocial dysfunction used more coping behaviours related to Understanding the Medical Situation

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