Relationship between functional ability and physical fitness in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients

Objective: To determine the relationship between aerobic and anaerobic physical fitness and functional ability in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: Eighteen children with JIA (age 7 to 14 yr., 3 male 15 female) performed a maximal aerobic exercise test and a Wingate anaerob...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 2003-05, Vol.32 (3), p.174-178
Main Authors: Takken, T., van der Net, J., Helders, P.J.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adolescent
Arthritis, Juvenile - complications
Arthritis, Juvenile - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Disabled Children
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
exercise
Female
functional ability
functional limitations
Health Status
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Male
Medical sciences
Physical Fitness
Quality of Life
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Summary:Objective: To determine the relationship between aerobic and anaerobic physical fitness and functional ability in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: Eighteen children with JIA (age 7 to 14 yr., 3 male 15 female) performed a maximal aerobic exercise test and a Wingate anaerobic exercise test. Functional ability was concurrently assessed using the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ). Results: A low relationship between aerobic fitness and functional ability was found (r=0.0 to 0.4, p>0.05, except for eating r=0.46, p
ISSN:0300-9742
1502-7732
DOI:10.1080/03009740310002524