Satisfaction with current condition in juvenile idiopathic arthritis is linked to morning stiffness but not to burden of therapy

Introduction: Patient reported outcomes are increasingly being recognized as important instruments in the assessment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) disease course. Analysis of these outcomes gives insight into factors that are important to patients and which should therefore have a bearing on the treatment decisions in the management of JIA. Objectives: To identify factors that are associated with patient reported satisfaction in JIA. Methods: A cross-sectional cohort of 239 anonymized JIA patients enrolled in PharmaChild in our centre and who completed at least one juvenile arthritis multidimensional assessment report (JAMAR) was evaluated. In case a patient completed more than 1 JAMAR, the first was analysed. Primary outcome was the patient’s satisfaction with their current condition. First, every item of the JAMAR, as well as JIA subtype, demographics and disease activity parameters was analysed in univariate analysis, using the primary outcome. Secondly, a multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed using all variables with a significant univariate relationship (defined by p