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Participation in Leisure Activities among Canadian Children with Arthritis: Results from a National Representative Sample
- Source :
- The Journal of Rheumatology. 42:1002-1010
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- The Journal of Rheumatology, 2015.
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Abstract
- Objective.To describe the level of participation in leisure activities among children and youth with arthritis, as well as to identify the sociodemographic (age, sex, family income), disease-related (functional limitations, disease duration, pain, medication use, child’s need for assistance), and contextual factors (use of rehabilitation services, proximity of local recreation facilities, cost of activities) that may be associated.Methods.Data from the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) 2006, a Canadian postcensus survey, was analyzed. Bivariate and multivariable linear regression analyses were applied to examine the associations between the sample’s level of participation in leisure activities, and sociodemographic, disease-related, and contextual characteristics.Results.In Canada in 2006, an estimated 4350 children ranging in age from 5 to 14 years were living with arthritis. Fifty-six percent of parents reported that arthritis restricted their child’s participation in leisure activities. Bivariate analysis showed that the availability of local recreational facilities, the affordability of activities, and the child not requiring any assistance were all associated (modified Bonferroni correction α < 0.005) with greater participation in various types of leisure activities. Multiple linear regressions showed that higher family income (β 0.47, 95% CI 0.09, 0.85) and greater perceived pain (β 0.59, 95% CI 0.07, 1.10) were positively associated with involvement in informal leisure.Conclusion.Our findings underline the importance of considering contextual factors in developing treatment plans aimed at improving participation in leisure activities among children with arthritis. Future longitudinal studies targeting children living with arthritis could provide pertinent information on participation over fluctuations in disease status.
- Subjects :
- Male
Gerontology
Canada
Multivariate analysis
Adolescent
Cross-sectional study
medicine.medical_treatment
Immunology
Arthritis
Motor Activity
Family income
Severity of Illness Index
Leisure Activities
Sex Factors
Quality of life (healthcare)
Rheumatology
medicine
Humans
Immunology and Allergy
Patient participation
Child
Recreation
Rehabilitation
business.industry
Age Factors
medicine.disease
Arthritis, Juvenile
Disabled Children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Child, Preschool
Multivariate Analysis
Linear Models
Quality of Life
Female
Patient Participation
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14992752 and 0315162X
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2dbc8d77faf7e265e0d5bfa0c0b60848