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Stegenga K, Erickson JM, Linder L, Macpherson CF, Elswick RK, Ameringer S. Development and psychometric evaluation of the Symptom Self-Management Behaviors Tool for adolescents/young adults with cancer. Palliat Support Care 2024; 22:274-280. [PMID: 37387259 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951523000810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with cancer experience symptoms related to disease and treatment. To manage these symptoms, they need to develop self-management behaviors, yet no tool exists to assess these behaviors. The Symptom Self-Management Behaviors Tool (SSMBT) was developed to meet this need. METHODS The study consisted of 2 phases. Phase 1 evaluated content validity, and Phase 2 evaluated reliability and validity. The SSMBT initially contained 14 items with 2 dimensions: (1) behaviors used to Manage Symptoms and (2) behaviors used to communicate with providers regarding symptoms. Four oncology professionals and 5 AYAs with cancer assessed the content validity. Evaluation of reliability and validity involved 61 AYAs with cancer. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was assessed with factor analysis. Discriminant validity was assessed using associations with symptom severity and distress. RESULTS Content validity evaluation supported the importance of the items. Factor analysis supported a two-factor structure: Manage Symptoms (8 items) and Communicate with Healthcare Providers (4 items) subscales. Internal consistency reliability for the total SSMBT was acceptable with Cronbach's alpha = 0.74. Cronbach's alpha value for the Manage Symptoms subscale was α = 0.69 and for the Communicate with Healthcare Providers subscale was α = 0.78. The SSMBT total and the Manage Symptoms subscale scores were moderately correlated with symptom severity (r = 0.35, p = 0.014; r = 0.44, p = 0.002, respectively), partially supporting discriminant validity. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS Systematic assessment of behaviors AYAs use is critical for clinical practice and evaluate interventions to improve self-management. The SSMBT demonstrates initial reliability and validity but requires further evaluation for clinical interpretation and future use.
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- Kristin Stegenga
- Children's Mercy Hospital, Division of Hematology/Oncology and BMT, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- University of Utah College of Nursing and Primary Children's Hospital, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Pedersen MJ, Høst C, Hansen SN, Deleuran BW, Bech BH. Psychiatric Morbidity Is Common Among Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A National Matched Cohort Study. J Rheumatol 2024; 51:181-188. [PMID: 37321635 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2023-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic rheumatic disease that causes joint inflammation and pain. Previous studies have indicated affected mental health and increased risk of psychiatric conditions among patients with JIA. We aimed to explore differences in psychiatric morbidity between children with JIA and their peers. We further studied if parental socioeconomic status (SES) influences the association between JIA and the risk of psychiatric morbidity. METHODS We used a matched cohort design to estimate the association between JIA and psychiatric disease. Children with JIA, born between 1995 and 2014, were identified in Danish national registers. Based on birth registers, we randomly selected 100 age- and sex-matched children per index child. Index date was the date of the fifth JIA diagnosis code or the date of matching for reference children. End of follow-up was the date of psychiatric diagnosis, death, emigration, or December 31, 2018, whatever came first. Data were analyzed using a Cox proportional hazard model. RESULTS We identified 2086 children with JIA with a mean age at diagnosis of 8.1 years. Children with JIA had a 17% higher instantaneous risk of a psychiatric diagnosis when compared with the reference group, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.17 (95% CI 1.02-1.34). Relevant associations were found only for depression and adjustment disorders. Stratifying our analysis for SES showed no modifying effect of SES. CONCLUSION Children with JIA had a higher risk of psychiatric diagnoses compared to their peers, especially diagnoses of depression and adjustment disorders. The association between JIA and psychiatric disease did not depend on parental SES.
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- Malthe Jessen Pedersen
- M.J. Pedersen, MD, S.N. Hansen, PhD, B.H. Bech, MD, PhD, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University;
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- C. Høst, MD, PhD, Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital
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- M.J. Pedersen, MD, S.N. Hansen, PhD, B.H. Bech, MD, PhD, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University
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- B.W. Deleuran, MD, DMSc, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, and Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- M.J. Pedersen, MD, S.N. Hansen, PhD, B.H. Bech, MD, PhD, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University
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Woolnough LU, Lentini L, Bhavsar PH, Thomas MF, Casella ZM, Vincent HK. Child and Caregiver Beliefs of Importance of Physical Function and Quality of Life in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Survey Study. Pediatr Phys Ther 2024; 36:88-93. [PMID: 37820355 DOI: 10.1097/pep.0000000000001060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate patient-caregiver beliefs of relative importance across 4 domains while living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS This was a cross-sectional, anonymous survey study conducted in an academic medical center. Participants with JIA and caregivers (N = 151) completed a Likert-style survey to rate items by importance of knowledge about 4 domains: medications, physical activity, routine measures, and quality of life. RESULTS Knowledge of medication issues ranked higher than the remaining 3 domains (4.2 ± 0.7 points vs 4.0 ± 0.7, 4.1 ± 0.8, and 4.0 ± 0.9 points, respectively; P = .026; P = .026). Compared with caregivers, participants rated importance lower for all 4 domains. CONCLUSIONS Gait and physical activity and well-being are not uniformly measured as part of routine clinical care and disease tracking in JIA. Both participants and caregivers ranked knowledge of physical activity similarly to routine office measures and quality of life. Inclusion of these measures in routine care could improve people centeredness and inform treatment plans.
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- Leandra U Woolnough
- Departments of Pediatrics (Dr Woolnough and Mr Lentini) and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Dr Vincent), College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Applied Physiology and Kinesiology Program (Mss Bhavsar and Thomas and Mr Casella), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Weitzman ER, Minegishi M, Cox R, Wisk LE. Associations Between Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Physical and Psychological Functioning and Willingness to Share Social Media Data for Research Among Adolescents With a Chronic Rheumatic Disease: Cross-Sectional Survey. JMIR Pediatr Parent 2023; 6:e46555. [PMID: 38059571 PMCID: PMC10721135 DOI: 10.2196/46555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Background Social media data may augment understanding of the disease and treatment experiences and quality of life of youth with chronic medical conditions. Little is known about the willingness to share social media data for health research among youth with chronic medical conditions and the differences in health status between sharing and nonsharing youth with chronic medical conditions. Objective We aimed to evaluate the associations between patient-reported measures of disease symptoms and functioning and the willingness to share social media data. Methods Between February 2018 and August 2019, during routine clinic visits, survey data about social media use and the willingness to share social media data (dependent variable) were collected from adolescents in a national rheumatic disease registry. Survey data were analyzed with patient-reported measures of disease symptoms and functioning and a clinical measure of disease activity, which were collected through a parent study. We used descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression to compare patient-reported outcomes between youth with chronic medical conditions who opted to share social media data and those who did not opt to share such data. Results Among 112 youths, (age: mean 16.1, SD 1.6 y; female: n=72, 64.3%), 83 (74.1%) agreed to share social media data. Female participants were more likely to share (P=.04). In all, 49 (43.8%) and 28 (25%) participants viewed and posted about rheumatic disease, respectively. Compared to nonsharers, sharers reported lower mobility (T-score: mean 49.0, SD 9.4 vs mean 53.9, SD 8.9; P=.02) and more pain interference (T-score: mean 45.7, SD 8.8 vs mean 40.4, SD 8.0; P=.005), fatigue (T-score: mean 49.1, SD 11.0 vs mean 39.7, SD 9.7; P<.001), depression (T-score: mean 48.1, SD 8.9 vs mean 42.2, SD 8.4; P=.003), and anxiety (T-score: mean 45.2, SD 9.3 vs mean 38.5, SD 7.0; P<.001). In regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, study site, and Physician Global Assessment score, each 1-unit increase in symptoms was associated with greater odds of willingness to share social media data, for measures of pain interference (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 1.07, 95% CI 1.001-1.14), fatigue (AOR 1.08, 95% CI 1.03-1.13), depression (AOR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.13), and anxiety (AOR 1.10, 95% CI 1.03-1.18). Conclusions High percentages of youth with rheumatic diseases used and were willing to share their social media data for research. Sharers reported worse symptoms and functioning compared to those of nonsharers. Social media may offer a potent information source and engagement pathway for youth with rheumatic diseases, but differences between sharing and nonsharing youth merit consideration when designing studies and evaluating social media-derived findings.
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- Elissa R Weitzman
- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, BostonMA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, BostonMA, United States
- Division of Addiction Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, BostonMA, United States
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, BostonMA, United States
- Division of Addiction Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, BostonMA, United States
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, BostonMA, United States
- Division of Addiction Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, BostonMA, United States
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los AngelesCA, United States
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Amaral S, Schuchard J, Claes D, Dart A, Greenbaum LA, Massengill SF, Atkinson MA, Flynn JT, Dharnidharka VR, Fathallah-Shaykh S, Yadin O, Modi ZJ, Al-Uzri A, Wilson AC, Dell KM, Patel HP, Bruno C, Warady B, Furth S, Forrest CB. Patient-Reported Outcomes Over 24 Months in Pediatric CKD: Findings From the MyKidneyHealth Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2023; 82:213-224.e1. [PMID: 36889426 PMCID: PMC10440290 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE The lived experience of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is poorly characterized. We examined the associations between patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores measuring their fatigue, sleep health, psychological distress, family relationships, and global health with clinical outcomes over time in children, adolescents, and younger adults with CKD and investigated how the PRO scores of this group compare with those of other children, adolescents, and younger adults. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS 212 children, adolescentss, and adults aged 8 to 21 years with CKD and their parents recruited from 16 nephrology programs across North America. PREDICTORS CKD stage, disease etiology, and sociodemographic and clinical variables. OUTCOME PRO scores over 2 years. ANALYTICAL APPROACH We compared PRO scores in the CKD sample with a nationally representative general pediatric population (ages 8 to 17 years). Change of PROs over time and association of sociodemographic and clinical variables with PROs were assessed using multivariable regression models. RESULTS For all time points, 84% of the parents and 77% of the children, adolescents, and younger adults completed PRO surveys . The baseline PRO scores for the participants with CKD revealed a higher burden of fatigue, sleep-related impairment, psychological distress, impaired global health, and poorer family relationships compared with the general pediatric population, with median score differences≥1 SD for fatigue and global health. The baseline PRO scores did not differ by CKD stage or glomerular versus nonglomerular etiology. Over 2 years, PROs were stable with a<1-point annual change on average on each measure and intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.53 to 0.79, indicating high stability. Hospitalization and parent-reported sleep problems were associated with worse fatigue, psychological health, and global health scores (all P<0.04). LIMITATIONS We were unable to assess responsiveness to change with dialysis or transplant. CONCLUSIONS Children with CKD experience a high yet stable burden of impairment across numerous PRO measures, especially fatigue and global health, independent of disease severity. These findings underscore the importance of assessing PROs, including fatigue and sleep measures, in this vulnerable population. PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have many treatment demands and experience many systemic effects. How CKD impacts the daily life of a child is poorly understood. We surveyed 212 children, adolescents, and younger adults with CKD and their parents over 24 months to assess the participants' well-being over time. Among children, adolescents, and younger adults with CKD we found a very high and persistent burden of psychological distress that did not differ by degree of CKD or type of kidney disease. The participants with CKD endorsed greater impairment in fatigue and global health compared with healthy children, adolescents, and younger adults, and parent-reported sleep problems were associated with poorer patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores across all domains. These findings emphasize the importance of including PRO measures, including fatigue and sleep measures, into routine clinical care to optimize the lived experience of children with CKD.
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- Sandra Amaral
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Levine Children's Hospital at Atrium, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Children's and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Kortbeek S, Pawaria A, Ng VL. Equivalence of Paper and Electronic-Based Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Children: A Systematic Review. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2023; 76:128-36. [PMID: 36240491 DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) exist for a variety of chronic gastrointestinal disorders in children. The availability of electronic (e-)formats of PROMs enhance the accessibility of these tools. The International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) defines measurement equivalence (ME) as "comparability of the psychometric properties of data" obtained from the administration of original and adapted versions of PROMs. Consideration of proxy PROM versions is unique to pediatrics and must be included in ME evaluations. We conducted a systematic review (SR) of the literature evaluating ME of e-versions adapted from pediatric paper-based PROMs. A literature search was conducted through Medline, Embase, APA PsychInfo, and the Cochrane Library. Titles, abstracts, and manuscripts were reviewed by 2 independent reviewers. The search yielded 19 studies meeting pre-defined criteria. Just over half (52.6%) of 19 PROMs were disease-specific ones. ME between paper- and e-PROM versions was reported as present in all 19 studies evaluating 5653 participants under the age of 18 years. However, only 6 (31.6%) studies evaluated ME in proxy reported e-versions. Despite the use of PROMs for children with a variety of chronic gastrointestinal disorders, only 1 study evaluated a PROM in this population (IMPACT III for inflammatory bowel disease). Findings from this SR highlight strategic opportunities for the pediatric gastroenterologist to broaden the clinical and research armamentarium to include e-PROMs.
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Weitzman ER, Gaultney A, von Scheven E, Ringold S, Mann CM, Magane KM, Lin L, Leverty R, Dennos A, Hernandez A, Lippmann SJ, Dedeoglu F, Marin AC, Cox R, Reeve BB, Schanberg LE. Construct validity of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Paediatric measures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: cross-sectional evaluation. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e063675. [PMID: 36707118 PMCID: PMC9884859 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Evaluate construct validity of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Paediatric measures of symptoms and functioning against measures of disease activity among youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). DESIGN Cross-sectional associations among PROMIS measures and clinical metrics of disease activity were estimated. SETTING Seven clinical sites of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Alliance (CARRA) in the USA. PARTICIPANTS Youth aged 8-17 years enrolled in the CARRA Registry. INTERVENTION PROMIS measures were collected and associations with clinical measures of disease activity estimated, by condition, in bivariate and multivariable analyses with adjustment for sociodemographics, insurance status, medications and disease duration. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES PROMIS Paediatric measures of mobility, physical activity, fatigue, pain interference, family relationships, peer relationships, depressive symptoms, psychological stress, anxiety, and meaning and purpose, and clinical metrics of disease. RESULTS Among 451 youth (average age 13.8 years, 71% female), most (n=393, 87%) had a JIA diagnosis and the remainder (n=58, 13%) had SLE. Among participants with JIA, those with moderate/high compared with low/inactive disease had, on average, worse mobility (multivariable regression coefficient and 95% CIs) (-7.40; -9.30 to -5.50), fatigue (3.22; 1.02 to 5.42), pain interference (4.76; 3.04 to 6.48), peer relationships (-2.58; -4.52 to -1.64), depressive symptoms (3.00; 0.96 to 5.04), anxiety (2.48; 0.40 to 4.56) and psychological stress (2.52; 0.68 to 4.36). For SLE, youth with active versus inactive disease had on average worse mobility (-5.07; -10.15 to 0.01) but PROMIS Paediatric measures did not discriminate participants with active and inactive disease in adjusted analyses. CONCLUSIONS Seven PROMIS Paediatric measures discriminated between active and inactive disease in youth with JIA. Results advance the usefulness of PROMIS for understanding well-being and improving interventions for youth with JIA, but larger studies are needed to determine utility in SLE cohorts. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U19AR069522).
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- Elissa R Weitzman
- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, USA
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Liu X, Sun L, Du X, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Xu X. Reducing anxiety and improving self-acceptance in children and adolescents with osteosarcoma through group drawing art therapy. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1166419. [PMID: 37139009 PMCID: PMC10149726 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1166419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Purpose This study explored the effect of group drawing art therapy (GDAT) on anxiety and self-acceptance in children and adolescents with osteosarcoma. Methods Using a randomized experimental study design, 40 children and adolescents with osteosarcoma who were treated in our hospital from December 2021 to December 2022 were selected as the research objects, including 20 in the intervention group and 20 in the control group. The control group received routine care for osteosarcoma, while the intervention group participated in eight sessions of GDAT, twice a week, 90-100 min each, in addition to routine care for osteosarcoma. A screening for children's anxiety disorders (SCARED) and a self-acceptance questionnaire (SAQ) were used to evaluate the patients before and after the intervention. Results After 8 weeks of GDAT, the SCARED total score in the intervention group was 11.30 ± 8.603, and that in the control group was 22.10 ± 11.534. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t = -3.357, P < 0.05). In the intervention group, the SAQ total score was 48.25 ± 4.204, with self-acceptance and self-evaluation factor scores of 24.40 ± 2.521 and 23.85 ± 2.434, respectively. In the control group, the SAQ total score was 42.20 ± 4.047; the self-acceptance factor score was 21.20 ± 3.350 and that of the self-evaluation factor was 21.00 ± 2.224. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant (t = 4.637, P < 0.001; t = 3.413, P < 0.05; t = 3.866, P < 0.001, respectively). Conclusion Group drawing art therapy can reduce anxiety and improve the levels of self-acceptance and self-evaluation in children and adolescents with osteosarcoma.
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- Xin Liu
- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Zhengzhou Municipal Hospital of Pains on Neck-Shoulder-Waist, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Grodberg D, Bridgewater J, Loo T, Bravata D. Examining the Relationship Between Pediatric Behavioral Health and Parent Productivity through a Parent-Reported Survey in the time of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e37285. [PMID: 35616439 PMCID: PMC9390832 DOI: 10.2196/37285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pediatric behavioral health needs skyrocketed during the COVID-19-pandemic. Parents and caregivers lacked access to well-established tools to identify risk and protective factors while also experiencing decreased access to treatment options to meet their families' behavioral health needs. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of known pediatric behavioral health risk factors and parents' reports of workplace productivity. METHODS A clinical research team at Brightline-a virtual, pediatric behavioral health solution-drew on standardized instruments to create a survey designed to understand pediatric behavioral health conditions, child stress, and family resilience and connection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multivariable linear regression was used to characterize the relationship between these variables and parents' reports of workplace productivity. RESULTS Participants (n=361) completed the survey between October 2020 and November 2021. In the multivariable model, higher pediatric stress and time spent managing children's behavioral health needs were associated with greater productivity loss among working parents, whereas higher family connection was associated with lower productivity loss. COVID-19 diagnoses among parents and dependents, financial impact of COVID-19 on households, and family resilience were not associated with parents' workplace productivity. CONCLUSIONS This survey captured child stress, family connection, and productivity as reported by parents and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploratory studies are the first-step in understanding the relationship between these variables. Results from this study can empower parents by providing insights to help manage their child's behavioral health concerns and identify pediatric behavioral health services to aid working parents who are caregivers. CLINICALTRIAL
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- David Grodberg
- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 230 S Frontage Rd, New Haven, US
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- Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University, Palo Alto, US
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Zanin A, Santini A, Furlan E, Benini F. Taking the rights of children with complex conditions seriously: New ethics challenges arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1001706. [PMID: 36245738 PMCID: PMC9559213 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1001706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Anna Zanin
- Palliative Care and Pain Service, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Palliative Care and Pain Service, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Research Group "Moral Philosophy and Bioethics", Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Palliative Care and Pain Service, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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