Treatment of pain in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a survey of pediatric rheumatologists.

Objective: To assess the opinions and current practice of pediatric rheumatologists regarding treatment of chronic pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Methods: Standardized questionnaires were distributed to pediatric rheumatologists who are members of the Children's Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance. Demographic data, opinions, and attitudes were solicited about pain assessment, current treatment of JIA with residual pain, and actual use of opioids to treat pain in children with JIA.

Procedural distress in children with cancer: self-report, behavioral observations, and physiological parameters.

Objectives: To examine the relationship among different indicators of pain and distress, including self-report, behavioral observations, and physiological parameters, in children with cancer undergoing invasive procedures.

Methods: Forty-eight children between the ages of 3.1 and 17.

Temperament and stress response in children with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.

Objective: To examine temperament, stress response, child psychological adjustment, family environment, pain sensitivity, and stress response differences between children and adolescents with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFMS), children with arthritis, and healthy controls. Parental psychological adjustment was also measured.

Methods: Subjects included 16 children with JPFMS, 16 children with arthritis, and 16 healthy controls.