Use of PROMIS® to screen for depression in children with arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with JIA may experience difficulty with health related quality of life (HRQOL). The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) a patient related outcome (PRO) measure, covers HRQOL domains that include physical function, mental health, and social interactions. During initial use, we found PROMIS identified children with symptoms of depression, sometimes before they shared those feelings with parents or members of the clinic team. We studied the use of PROMIS for this purpose, and to determine what demographic, clinical, and other characteristics might be related to higher depressive symptom scores.

Methods

From March 2014 - February 2017, at each visit, all JIA patients having met ILAR classification criteria seen by M.L.M. received

SUBMITTER: Yan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686667 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature