Pediatric rheumatology

Exploring Pain Adaptation in Youth With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Identifying Youth and Parent Resilience Resources and Mechanisms

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Published Cross-sectional study

Authors' conclusion

Although additional research is needed to further understand resilience, results highlight the importance of fostering pain acceptance in youth and incorporating parents in psychosocial interventions to optimize living with JIA.

Study context

Population
Youth (13–18 years) with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and their parents
Participants
156 dyads
Outcome
Relative importance of youth and parent resilience resources and mechanisms for youth-reported recovery, sustainability and growth outcomes
Methodological detailsonline questionnaires, youth–parent dyads, relative importance analysis
  • Online questionnaires
  • Youth–parent dyads
  • Relative importance analysis

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Youth pain acceptance was the most robust predictor across models (relative importance (RI))

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Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Exploring Pain Adaptation in Youth With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Identifying Youth and Parent Resilience Resources and Mechanisms. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 26 October 2024. doi:10.1002/acr.25439

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