The Mexican Spanish version of the Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR).

The Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR) is a new parent/patient reported outcome measure that enables a thorough assessment of the disease status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We report the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the parent and patient versions of the JAMAR in the Mexican Spanish language. The reading comprehension of the questionnaire was tested in 10 JIA parents and patients.

Self-management interventions for chronic disease: a systematic scoping review.

Objective: To investigate the contributions of physiotherapy and occupational therapy to self-management interventions and the theoretical models used to support these interventions in chronic disease.

Data Sources: We conducted two literature searches to identify studies that evaluated self-management interventions involving physiotherapists and occupational therapists in MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, EMBASE, AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine), SPORTdiscus, and REHABDATA databases.

Study Selection: Four investigator pairs screened article title and abstract, then full text with inclusion criteria.

[Measurement of health-related quality of life and functional capacity in patients with chronic tophaceous gout].

Introduction: In gout there are few instruments validated for the evaluation of activity, functional capacity or quality of life. It is not known if generic instruments such as the MOS-20, or specific for other illnesses, such as the AIMS, can be applied to patients with Gout.

Objective: To evaluate the clinimetric characteristic of the MOS-20 and AIMS questionnaires, and their correlation with HAQ-DI, as well as with clinical variables in patient with tophaceous gout (TG).