PReS-FINAL-2024: Responsiveness of the juvenile arthritis foot disability index

نویسندگان

  • AC Esbjörnsson
  • MD Iversen
  • EW Broström
  • S Hagelberg
  • M André
چکیده

Introduction Foot involvement is commonly described in children with JIA and management of foot disability is necessary to maximize physical function in children. The Juvenile Arthritis Foot disability Index (JAFI) is a questionnaire for assessing self-reported foot-related disability in children and adolescences with arthritis. The JAFI is a valid and reliable survey which is divided into three dimensions; impairment, activity limitations and participation restrictions (André 2004). However, its ability to measure change in foot related disability has not been established.

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دوره 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013