Do parent's global rating of well-being and disease activity of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis yield different information?
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Background The parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are traditionally asked to provide a global assessment of disease status by rating the child's overall level of well-being (WB) on a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS). However, it has been advised that this measure does not provide a precise assessment of DA because it is largely affected by the presence of disease damage. For this reason, it has been suggested to substitute the VAS for WB with a VAS assessing specifically the level of DA.
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