Karine Toupin-April, Isabelle Gaboury, Laurie Proulx, Adam M Huber, Ciarán M Duffy, Esi M Morgan, Linda C Li, Elizabeth Stringer, Mark Connelly, Jennifer E Weiss, Michele Gibbon, Hannah Sachs, Aditi Sivakumar, Alexandra Sirois, Emily Sirotich, Natasha Trehan, Naomi Abrahams, Janice S Cohen, Sabrina Cavallo, Tania El Hindi, Marco Ragusa, France Légaré, William B Brinkman, Paul R Fortin, Simon Décary, Rebecca Lee, Sabrina Gmuca, Gail Paterson, Peter Tugwell, Jennifer N Stinson
BACKGROUND: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a common pediatric rheumatic condition and is associated with symptoms such as joint pain that can negatively impact health-related quality of life. To effectively manage pain in JIA, young people, their families, and health care providers (HCPs) should be supported to discuss pain management options and make a shared decision. However, pain is often under-recognized, and pain management discussions are not optimal. No studies have explored decision-making needs for pain management in JIA using a shared decision making (SDM) model...
July 26, 2023: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal