Pediatric rheumatology

Agreement between child- and parent-reported orofacial symptoms in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Scand J RheumatolPublished Cross-sectional study

Authors' conclusion

The child-proxy reporting agreement on JIA-related orofacial symptoms is inconsistent.

Study context

Population
Consecutive subjects with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and temporomandibular joint involvement with a parental proxy, Craniofacial Clinic, Aarhus University, March 2023
Participants
34 dyads
Exposure
Child- vs parent-reported orofacial symptoms
Outcome
Child-proxy agreement on the Danish Assessment of Orofacial Symptoms in JIA questionnaire (Cohen's (weighted) kappa; intraclass correlation coefficient)
Methodological detailssingle-centre
  • Single-centre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Overall child-proxy reporting agreement
  • Overall 'poor' to 'moderate' child-proxy reporting agreement

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Agreement in children ≥ 13 years (subgroup)

Substantial agreement on pain frequency
Moderate to excellent agreement on pain intensity

Agreement in children < 13 years (subgroup)

Slight agreement on pain frequency
Poor to moderate agreement on pain intensity

Original publication

Agreement between child- and parent-reported orofacial symptoms in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 30 October 2024. doi:10.1080/03009742.2024.2412459

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