Psychosocial Functioning in Children and Young Adults With Juvenile Arthritis

• DOI: 10.1542/peds.81.2.195
• Publication Date: 2021-12-11T00:37:46Z
• Authors: Judy A. Ungerer; Barbara Horgan; Jeffrey Chaitow; G. David Champion
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Parents; Adolescent; 4. Education; Arthritis, Juvenile; Self Concept; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Surveys and Questionnaires; Adaptation, Psychological; Humans; Female; Interpersonal Relations; Parent-Child Relations; Child; Life Style; Social Adjustment

A questionnaire survey of 363 children and young adults with juvenile arthritis was conducted to assess the relations among disease severity, psychosocial functioning, adjustment in three age groups—primary school, high adult. Parents were surveyed separately determine which characteristics ill child at different ages most significantly impact well-being family. Indices psychologic functioning severity associated primary school groups, whereas measures social relationships strongly only group. Relations relationships, minimal. Level presence financial concerns, emotional problems, physical strain parents adults. The results emphasize importance using a developmental model for understanding individuals chronic their families.