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Abstract Number: 2605

Quality Of Life and Psychosocial Aspects In Juvenile Localized Scleroderma

Roberta Culpo1, Marco Ricca2, Fabio Vittadello3, Giuseppina Sequi2, Francesco Zulian4 and Giorgia Martini5, 1Department of Pediatrics., University of Padua, Padua, Italy, 2University of Padua, Padua, Italy, 3Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, 4PRINTO, Genoa, Italy, 5Department of Pediatrics,, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Meeting: 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Keywords: Psychosocial factors and scleroderma-like conditions

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Session Title: Systemic Sclerosis, Fibrosing Syndromes, and Raynaud’s - Clinical Aspects and Therapeutics II

Session Type: Abstract Submissions (ACR)

Background/Purpose:

Juvenile Localized Scleroderma (JLS) is a chronic, autoimmune disease, characterized by skin and subcutaneous tissues fibrosis, which can cause a poor quality of life and psychosocial and behavioural problems in affected children particularly when severe deformities such as face asymmetry, joint contractures, and growth disturbances of limbs develop. To date, quality of life and psychological aspects in JLS have been poorly investigated. Purpose: to evaluate quality of life and psychosocial aspects of patients with JLS as compared with healthy peers and identify specific disease characteristics possibly related to quality of life impairment and psychosocial problems.

Methods:

Two types of questionnaires (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0™ Generic Core Scales and Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) 6-18/Youth Self Report (YSR) 11-18) were administered to 40 consecutive patients with JLS aged 6 to 18 years and their parents. Patients’ demographic and clinical data were collected during medical examination and through the review of clinical records. Same questionnaires were administered to a control group of 44 healthy children and their parents.

Results:

In PedsQL™ (children forms) no difference was found between JLS group and control group. In PedsQL™ (parents forms) children with JLS showed poorer quality of life as compared to control group (76.8 vs 84.8, p=0.017), especially in emotional area (64.5 vs 79, p=0.004). In CBCL/6-18 mean scores were lower in activity scale (35.2 vs 41.1, p=0,006) and higher in internalizing problems scale (58 vs 53.2, p=0.026) and depression scale (59.9 vs 55.9, p=0.038) in JLS group compared to control group. In YSR/11-18 mean scores were lower in social competence scale (44.2 vs 49.7, p=0.007) and in total competence scale (40.9 vs 42.4, p=0.028) and higher in internalizing problems scale (54.7 vs 50.9, p=0.031) in JLS group compared to healthy controls. Disease relapses, longer delay in correct diagnosis, onset of disease in adolescence and shorter disease duration significantly correlated with lower quality of life and psychosocial and behavioural problems.

Conclusion:

Our study shows that quality of life is poorer in children with JLS compared to healthy peers. Emotional area and social activities are the most affected ambits and patients show also depressive and internalizing problems. Among patients with JLS, a greater need for psychological support is mainly related to disease relapses, longer diagnostic delay, shorter disease duration and onset in adolescence or pre-adolescence ages. Disease severity in terms of lesion extension or deformities and therapy related issues do not seem related to impairment in the investigated areas.


Disclosure:

R. Culpo,
None;

M. Ricca,
None;

F. Vittadello,
None;

G. Sequi,
None;

F. Zulian,
None;

G. Martini,
None.

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