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Functional assessment tools for paediatric clients with juvenile chronic arthritis: an update and review for occupational therapists
Engelsk titel: Functional assessment tools for paediatric clients with juvenile chronic arthritis: an update and review for occupational therapists Läs online Författare: Brown GT ; Wallen M Språk: Eng Antal referenser: 55 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 02043123

Tidskrift

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2002;9(1)23-34 ISSN 1103-8128 E-ISSN 1651-2014 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

Juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) is one cause of chronic illness and disability in childhood. Traditional clinical assessment of clients with JCA include objective measures of joint deformity, joint swelling, range of motion, duration of morning stiffness, pain, walking speed, running speed and muscle strength. In many instances, these traditional measures have little or no significance or relevance to paediatric clients and their parents whereas functional skills used in everyday living are more likely to be meaningful. Measures of physical, social, and psychological functioning ensure a comprehensive health assessment. Responsible occupational therapy assessment and management of paediatric clients diagnosed with JCA requires the use of reliable, valid and sensitive measures of function. Several instruments are now available which measure a child's or adolescent's functional abilities. In this paper, JCA and the impact of JCA on functional development are reviewed. As well, seven functional assessment tools designed for use with paediatric clients with JCA which occupational therapists can use in their clinical practice will be appraised. The various characteristics of these tools are discussed in order to assist practitioners and researchers in selecting thefunctional instrument which best meets their needs.