Reports summarize juvenile arthritis study results from University of Edinburgh
2007 NOV 21 -- According to a study from Scotland, "In this article the author explores the everyday life and coping of children living with juvenile arthritis. The author considered the children as experts on their illness who can give valuable insights into illness management from a patient's perspective." "This is in contrast to most research, which lets others, such as caregivers, speak in the place of children. She used an ethnographic approach with open-ended interviews and participant observation to capture the complexity of chronic illness's impact on everyday life. Results of the study indicate that living with juvenile arthritis entails a constant taking control over one's body and achieving normality in life. These children must negotiate between their protected status of being a sick child and their immense responsibility in illness management," wrote C. Guell and colleagues, University of Edinburgh. The researchers concluded: "The author suggests that existing research on adult chronic illness has only limited relevance to understanding children's illness experience and that further research with children is needed." Guell and colleagues published the results of their research in Qualitative Health Research (Painful childhood: Children living with juvenile arthritis. Qualitative Health Research, 2007;17(7):884-892). For additional information, contact C. Guell, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, Midlothian, Scotland. The publisher of the journal Qualitative Health Research can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc., 2455 Teller Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA. Keywords: Scotland, Immunology, Juvenile Arthritis, Rheumatology, University of Edinburgh. This article was prepared by Immunotherapy Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Immunotherapy Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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