Common Causes of Pain in Systemic Sclerosis: Frequency, Severity, and Relationship to Disease Status, Depression, and Quality of Life.

Background: In routine clinical practice, healthcare professionals draw little attention to pain in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Pain has adverse effects on functional ability, social and emotional wellbeing.

Aims: This study aims to assess the frequency and severity of different types of pain in patients with SSc, and the relationship of pain with disease status, depression and quality of life.

Neurological and electroneurography findings in patients with systemic sclerosis and symptoms of neuropathic pain in extremities.

Objective: To analyze neurological and electroneurography (ENG) findings in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and symptoms of neuropathic pain in upper and lower extremities.

Patients And Methods: Using the PainDetect questionnaire, 42 consecutive patients with SSc (38 women and 4 men) were screened for the presence of neuropathic pain in upper and/or lower extremities. Patients with previously diagnosed diabetes or other metabolic diseases, malignancy, other autoimmune disorders, or any neurological or psychiatric disease, were not included.

The Serbian 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 Serbian language. The reading comprehension of the questionnaire was tested in 10 JIA parents and patients.

[Ability of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire in predicting outcome of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis].

Introduction: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with decreased functional capacity and potentially long-term consequences. The establishment of early prognostic factors could help in the prevention of joint damage and improve the quality of life in children with JIA.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the functional status of children with JIA by using the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and to assess its ability in predicting the outcome of the disease.