Abdominal pain in Finnish young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
| Autor: | Katariina Rebane, Anna-Kaisa Tuomi, Hannu Kautiainen, Suvi Peltoniemi, Mia Glerup, Kristiina Aalto |
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| Přispěvatelé: | HUS Children and Adolescents, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, HUS Inflammation Center, Reumatologian yksikkö |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
young adults
Adult Abdominal pain Methotrexate/therapeutic use Sulfasalazine/therapeutic use Finland/epidemiology Anti-Inflammatory Agents CHILDREN Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use outcome measures Young Adult QUALITY-OF-LIFE EPIDEMIOLOGY Humans POPULATION Fatigue Finland ASSOCIATIONS synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs RISK Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal Gastroenterology Arthritis Juvenile/complications Arthritis Juvenile RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS PREVALENCE Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain/etiology health-related quality of life Sulfasalazine Methotrexate 3121 General medicine internal medicine and other clinical medicine Antirheumatic Agents juvenile idiopathic arthritis Quality of Life Female Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Rebane, K, Tuomi, A-K, Kautiainen, H, Peltoniemi, S, Glerup, M & Aalto, K 2022, ' Abdominal pain in Finnish young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis ', Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 1189-1194 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2022.2072691 |
| ISSN: | 1502-7708 0036-5521 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: Abdominal pain (AP) is a common feature in the general population. However, in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) AP has scantily been studied. Among other reasons, gastrointestinal symptoms may present as side effects due to the medical treatment of JIA. The aim of the study was to explore the frequency of AP and its relationship to disease components and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among young adults with JIA.METHODS: This study included a cohort of 97 Finnish patients belonging to the population-based Nordic JIA cohort at their 17-year follow-up study visit. Mean age of the patients was 23 years. AP, functional status, fatigue, HRQoL, disease characteristics of JIA, and comorbidities were evaluated. AP was classified into three categories according to frequency: (1) never, (2) seldom (one to three times a month) and (3) frequent (at least once a week).RESULTS: About 48 (50%) young adults with JIA reported AP. Seldom AP was reported by 37 (38%), and frequent AP by 11 (11%) patients. AP was significantly associated with fatigue, female gender, functional status and arthritis-related pain. Patients having frequent AP reported lower HRQoL. AP was associated with the use of methotrexate and sulfasalazine, but not with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).CONCLUSION: AP is an important complaint in young adults with JIA and is associated with fatigue, female gender, methotrexate and sulfasalazine use. Patients with JIA reporting frequent AP with lower functional status and higher arthritis-related pain values have lower HRQoL. |
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