scholarly journals PARENTAL SMOKING INFLUENCE IN DISEASE ACTIVITY IN A LOW-INCOME JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS COHORT

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEILA NASCIMENTO ROCHA ◽  
JOAQUIM IVO VASQUES DANTAS LANDIM ◽  
GUILHERME FERREIRA MACIEL DA SILVA ◽  
LUCAS TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS BRASIL ◽  
MATEUS FRANCELINO SILVA ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquim Ivo Vasques Dantas Landim ◽  
Leila Nascimento da Rocha ◽  
Mateus Francelino Silva ◽  
Lucas Teixeira dos Santos Brasil ◽  
Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha ◽  
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Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Hajji ◽  
D Ben Nessib ◽  
K Maatallah ◽  
H Ferjani ◽  
W Triki ◽  
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Abstract Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases considered as the main cause of chronic arthritis among children and teenagers. This group of children is thought to be more vulnerable because of chronic inflammation and long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Passive smoking, which is a major health problem, is likely to be particularly harmful for these children whose immunity is already compromised by their disease. The aim of our study was to assess the effect of parental smoking on disease activity in children with JIA Methods A monocentric cross-sectional study of patients with JIA according to the criteria of the International League Against Rheumatism (ILAR) was conducted in the rheumatology department of Kassab Institute. The following clinical and biological data were collected: sex, age, disease duration, BASDAI activity score, functional impairment assessed by the BASFI score, biological inflammation assessed by the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the C-reactive protein (CRP). All parents were contacted and smoking data were recorded: parent smoking, pack-years history, smoking in an indoor or outdoor space, impact of passive smoking on disease activity. We considered any child with at least one smoking parent and living in the same house to be exposed to parental passive smoking. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 (G1) including patients who are not exposed to parental smoking and group 2 (G2) including patients exposed to smoking by one or both parents. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 24 software. The significance level was set at a p-value < 0.05. Results Twenty-three patients were included: 15 girls and 8 boys. Sex ratio M/F was 0.53. The mean age was 16.5 + 8.1 years [8–40]. The mean disease duration was 4.9 + 4.9 years [0.15]. The mean ESR was 21.5 + 27.1 mm and the mean CRP was 4.7 + 7.1 mg/l. Nine patients had coxitis, including 4 who were exposed to passive smoking. Passive smoking noted in 11 patients (47.8%), including 6 boys and 5 girls. In 63.6% of the cases, this exposure occurred indoor in the family home. The number of cigarettes smoked per day was 11.7 + 8.4 [1,20]. Among the exposed patients, 36.4% considered that this exposure was an exacerbating factor of their disease. Clinical and biological data were comparable between the 2 groups as shown in table 1. Conclusion Although the adverse effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on the risk of developing JIA in the child has been demonstrated, few studies have investigated the effect of parental smoking once the disease is established. Our study did not find a statistically significant association between smoking exposure and high disease activity or poor prognosis. However, further studies including a larger number of patients are needed to assess the potential effect of parental smoking on the prognosis of JIA.


2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 2227-2231
Author(s):  
Francisco Airton Castro Rocha ◽  
Joaquim Ivo Vasques Dantas Landim ◽  
Mariana Lima Nour ◽  
Valdenir Freire Peixoto Filho ◽  
Leila Nascimento da Rocha ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Airton Castro Rocha ◽  
Joaquim Ivo Vasques Dantas Landim ◽  
Marcela Gondim Aguiar ◽  
João Pedro Emrich Accioly ◽  
Carolina Noronha Lechiu ◽  
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2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Ronaghy ◽  
E Huijssoon ◽  
MA van Rossum ◽  
ABJ Prakken ◽  
GT Rijkers ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liane D. Heale ◽  
Kristin M. Houghton ◽  
Elham Rezaei ◽  
Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones ◽  
Susan M. Tupper ◽  
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Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) patterns in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) over time are not well described. The aim of this study was to describe associations of physical activity (PA) with disease activity, function, pain, and psychosocial stress in the 2 years following diagnosis in an inception cohort of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods In 82 children with newly diagnosed JIA, PA levels, prospectively determined at enrollment, 12 and 24 months using the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A) raw scores, were evaluated in relation to disease activity as reflected by arthritis activity (Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS-71)), function, pain, and psychosocial stresses using a linear mixed model approach. Results in the JIA cohort were compared to normative Pediatric Bone Mineral Accrual Study data derived from healthy children using z-scores. Results At enrollment, PA z-score levels of study participants were lower than those in the normative population (median z-score − 0.356; p = 0.005). At enrollment, PA raw scores were negatively associated with the psychosocial domain of the Juvenile Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire (r = − 0.251; p = 0.023). There was a significant decline in PAQ-C/A raw scores from baseline (median and IQR: 2.6, 1.4–3.1) to 24 months (median and IQR: 2.1, 1.4–2.7; p = 0.003). The linear mixed-effect model showed that PAQ-C/A raw scores in children with JIA decreased as age, disease duration, and ESR increased. The PAQ-C/A raw scores of the participants was also negatively influenced by an increase in disease activity as measured by the JADAS-71 (p <  0.001). Conclusion Canadian children with newly diagnosed JIA have lower PA levels than healthy children. The decline in PA levels over time was associated with disease activity and higher disease-specific psychosocial stress.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1771
Author(s):  
Violetta Opoka-Winiarska ◽  
Ewelina Grywalska ◽  
Izabela Korona-Glowniak ◽  
Katarzyna Matuska ◽  
Anna Malm ◽  
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There is limited data on the effect of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) on pediatric rheumatology. We examined the prevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and a negative history of COVID-19 and the correlation of the presence of these antibodies with disease activity measured by juvenile arthritis disease activity score (JADAS). In total, 62 patients diagnosed with JIA, under treatment with various antirheumatic drugs, and 32 healthy children (control group) were included. Serum samples were analyzed for inflammatory markers and antibodies and their state evaluated with the juvenile arthritis disease activity score (JADAS). JIA patients do not have a higher seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies than healthy subjects. We found anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in JIA patients who did not have a history of COVID-19. The study showed no unequivocal correlation between the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and JIA activity; therefore, this relationship requires further observation. We also identified a possible link between patients’ humoral immune response and disease-modifying antirheumatic treatment, which will be confirmed in follow-up studies.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 901.2-901
Author(s):  
S. Kirchner ◽  
C. Sengler ◽  
J. Klotsche ◽  
I. Liedmann ◽  
M. Niewerth ◽  
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Background:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease in childhood. A multimodal treatment is needed to reduce pain, control inflammation and maintain joint functioning. Adherence to prescribed therapies is necessary for an optimal outcome. Measuring adherence in children with JIA and their caregivers by a validated questionnaire provides important information about benefits and problems with treatment.Objectives:To evaluate adherence in JIA patients and to validate the German version of both the parent adherence report questionnaire (PARQ) and the child adherence report questionnaire (CARQ).Methods:The PARQ and CARQ were translated from its original English version into German and cross-culturally adapted. Parents and children completed the PARQ and CARQ 4 years after enrolment in the Inception cohort ICON. These questionnaires measure child ability (by VAS 0-100, 100 = best) related to i) general level of difficulty in following treatment, ii) frequency of following treatment, iii) negative reactions in response to treatment [i)-iii) summarized to child ability total score], iv) perceived helpfulness of treatment, and 4 categorical questions on errors in medication behavior. Reliability was tested by re-administering the questionnaire after a mean of 13 days. Reproducibility was analysed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). VAS scores were correlated with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) treatment scale items for convergent validity, and with sociodemographic parameters for discriminant validity.Results:481 parents and 465 children completed the PARQ and the CARQ, respectively, 56 parents and 37 children took part in the re-test. The mean age at assessment was 10.1±3.7 years, mean disease duration was 4.7±0.8 years. The majority of patients suffered from oligoarthritis (49%), followed by rheumatoid-factor negative polyarthritis (30%). Treatment with a DMARD received 60% (MTX 46%), 28% received a biological drug, 16% both. Disease activity measured by the clinical juvenile arthritis disease activity score-10 (cJADAS-10) was 2.6 ± 3.4 (range 0 – 30, best = 0), functional status was good (mean CHAQ 0.2 ± 0.4). Exercise and splints were prescribed to 57% and 21% of patients, respectively.PARQ/CARQ mean child ability total scores for medication were 73.1 ± 23.3/76.5 ± 24.2, for exercise: 85.6 ± 16.5/90.3 ± 15.0, for splints: 72.9 ± 24.2/82.9 ± 16.5. About a third of parents and children reported any error in medication behavior. Perceived helpfulness was highest for medication (PARQ/CARQ 87.4 ± 20.6/83.6 ± 26.1) and lowest for splints. (PARQ/CARQ 80.8 ± 28.4/73.5 ± 33.6).ICCs related to medication indicated good to excellent concordance (PARQ ICC = 0.69 - 0.96; CARQ ICC = 0.53 - 0.75), to exercise moderate (PARQ ICC = 0.28 - 0.45; CARQ ICC = 0.67 - 0.93) and to splints disparate concordance (PARQ ICC = 0.01 - 0.90, CARQ ICC = 0.86 - 0.93).Scores for medications (PARQ: r 0.06 - 0.38, CARQ: 0.06 - 0.49), exercise (PARQ: r 0.03 - 0.30, CARQ: 0.01 - 0.34) and splints (PARQ: r 0.09 - 0.52, CARQ: 0.11 - 0.62) showed a fair to good correlation with the PedsQL scales. Gender and socioeconomic status were not associated with the level of adherence.Conclusion:The German version of the PARQ and CARQ appears to be a valuable tool to measure adherence in patients with JIA and to evaluate helpfulness of treatments.Acknowledgments:ICON is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research (FKZ:01ER0812)Disclosure of Interests:Sabine Kirchner: None declared, Claudia Sengler: None declared, Jens Klotsche: None declared, Ina Liedmann: None declared, Martina Niewerth: None declared, Daniel Windschall: None declared, Tilmann Kallinich Grant/research support from: Novartis, Consultant of: Sobi, Roche, Novartis, Gerd Horneff Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Chugai, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Bayer, Chugai, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Toni Hospach: None declared, Frank Dressler: None declared, J. B. Kuemmerle-Deschner Grant/research support from: Novartis, AbbVie, Sobi, Consultant of: Novartis, AbbVie, Sobi, Kirsten Minden Consultant of: GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi, Speakers bureau: Roche


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