Spearman correlations between change in CARSH between baseline and Time 1 and measures of JIA severity at last followup visit in 76 patients with JIA.
| No. | r | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician global assessment of overall disease activity* | 40 | –0.18 | 0.26 |
| Parent global assessment of patient’s overall well-being* | 40 | 0.30 | 0.06 |
| Parent rating of patient’s pain* | 39 | 0.22 | 0.17 |
| CHAQ (range 0–3) | 46 | 0.24 | 0.1 |
| No. of swollen joints | 57 | 0.03 | 0.86 |
| No. of joints with pain on motion/tenderness | 57 | 0.06 | 0.65 |
| No. of joints with restricted motion | 57 | 0.46 | 0.0005 |
| No. of joints with active arthritis | 57 | 0.15 | 0.27 |
| Steinbrocker functional class | 30 | 0.50 | 0.005 |
| JADI-A score (range 0–72) | 30 | 0.45 | 0.01 |
| Physician assessment of patient’s disability** | 25 | 0.40 | 0.05 |
| Parent assessment of patient’s disability** | 25 | 0.53 | 0.007 |
| Poznanski score (abnormal < –2 units) | 23 | –0.14 | 0.52 |
| ESR, mm/h (normal, < 20) | 47 | –0.05 | 0.70 |
| CRP, mg/dl (normal, < 0.3) | 37 | –0.10 | 0.60 |
↵* Measured on a 10-cm visual analog scale, where 0 = best and 10 = worst.
↵** On a 6-point categorical scale, 1 = no disability and 6 = severe disability. Mean ± mean norm-based score for both physical and psychosocial summary scores: 50 ± 10. CHAQ: Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire; JADI-A: Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index-Articular; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein.