Prevalence of Depression in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Presenting at a Tertiary Care Hospital

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Saira BanoShazia Zammurrad

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Background and objective Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an idiopathic autoimmune rheumatic disorder in children. JIA has been associated with depression and has a negative psychological impact on patients' quality of life. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of depression in patients with JIA presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study, conducted at the Department of Rheumatology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, included 100 children aged >6 years who had been diagnosed with JIA according to the 2004 revised International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification. Physical disability was measured using the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index (CHAQ-DI), whereas depression was assessed by measuring their Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) scores. Results were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.), with p-values ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant. Results The 100 patients included 54 male patients (mean age, 16.3 ± 4.9 years) and 46 female patients (mean age, 18.6 ± 5.1 years). CES-...Continue Reading

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Mar 29, 2021·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·Christine B SiebergIgor Elman

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