Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis currently followed in a tertiary care setting have a better psychosocial well-being than healthy peers

Methods 669 parents of children with JIA, 398 children with JIA, 801 parents of HC, and 796 HC completed independently the Pediatric Rheumatology Quality of Life scale (PRQL) (Filocamo et al. Rheumatology 2010). Children with JIA and HC who completed the questionnaire were aged > 7-8 years. The PRQL is a 10-item questionnaire that includes 2 subdimensions, physical health (PhH) and psychosocial health (PsH), each composed of 5 items. The total PRQL score ranges from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating worse HRQOL. A separate score for the PhH and PsH subscales (range 0–15) can be calculated.