title: Development of a disability measurement tool for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The Juvenile Arthritis Functional Assessment Scale.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, OH 45229-2899.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lovell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Howe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shear
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hartner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McGirr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male