Physical function assessment tools in pediatric rheumatology

Physical function assessment tools in pediatric rheumatology

Pediatric rheumatic diseases with predominant musculoskeletal involvement such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and juvenile dermatomyositis(JDM) can cause considerable physical functional impairment and significantly affect the children's quality of life (QOL). Physical function, QOL, health-related QOL (HRQOL) and health status are personal constructs used as outcomes to estimate the im...

Pediatric rheumatology

Objective Examining for gastrointestinal involvement in juvenile idiopathic arthritis is an important part of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Only few scientific data are available.

Advances in pediatric rheumatology

[Update in pediatric rheumatology].

In recent decades many advances in paediatric rheumatology have been achieved, in particular in classification, outcome measurements, and therapeutic regimens. In particular, the collaborative effort of multicenter studies has helped to improve the recognition and treatment of less common rheumatic diseases in childhood. Due to a close cooperation among researchers in Europe and United States, ...

Pediatric Rheumatology – a continuation of Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal

Our mission is to further research, scholarship, and education in pediatric rheumatology throughout the world and thereby improve the care of children with arthritis and rheumatic diseases. We hope to speed the growth of pediatric rheumatology in every country. We believe that a dedicated pediatric rheumatology journal has a better opportunity to help develop our field than existing, predominan...