“Why did you choose that score?” – Associations between patient global assessment scores and mental health symptoms in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors' conclusion
Mental health likely influences how adolescents with rheumatic disease view the impact of their disease on their quality of life and functioning.
Study context
- Population
- Patients 12–18 years old with JIA, SLE or JDM, single centre
- Participants
- 71 patients
- Exposure
- High vs low PGA scores
- Outcome
- Mental health symptoms by PGA score
Methodological detailssingle-centre, survey-based
- Single-centre
- Survey-based
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Clinically significant depressive symptoms
32.4% vs. 11.8%
P = 0.05
High PGA
Clinically significant anxiety symptoms
48.6% vs. 26.5%
P = 0.05
High PGA
- Clinically significant anxiety symptoms (all participants)
- 27 (38.0%)
- Moderate or worse depressive symptoms (all participants)
- 16 (22.5%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
“Why did you choose that score?” – Associations between patient global assessment scores and mental health symptoms in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. Published 3 July 2026. doi:10.
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