title: Juvenile dermatomyositis: a Roy nursing perspective.
abstract: With current medical treatment, juvenile dermatomyositis (JDMS) is rarely fatal. However, for most families, it is a chronic illness that interrupts life for both the affected child and the rest of the family. This article provides an overview of the disease, presents a case history of a 9-year-old affected girl, and discusses nursing care using the Roy Adaptation Model and nursing diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campion-Fuller
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010371:Pediatric Nursing