Supporting Primary School Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Qualitative Investigation of Teaching Staff Experiences.

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has a deleterious impact on numerous areas of children's lives, including school functioning. This study moves beyond eliciting child reports of school functioning to examine teaching staff's experiences of supporting a child with JIA in school.

Methods: A total of 51 UK-based teaching staff members with experience of supporting a child aged 7-11 years with JIA in school were recruited.