Newer functional outcome measurements in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: a progress report.
Development of health status questionnaires for pediatric patients with rheumatic disease presents special challenges. At this time, several investigators are actively involved in development of health status instruments which have demonstrated reliability and internal validity. I review these instruments and outline future studies needed for these instruments.
Lovell
D J
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Rowe Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-2899.
D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires