Anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents and young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of an outpatient screening.

Adolescents Anxiety Depression Internalizing symptoms Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Mental health Screening

Journal

Arthritis research & therapy
ISSN: 1478-6362
Titre abrégé: Arthritis Res Ther
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101154438

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 29 08 2023
accepted: 19 03 2024
medline: 11 4 2024
pubmed: 11 4 2024
entrez: 10 4 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Previous studies have shown that growing up with rheumatic conditions can fuel dissatisfaction and psychological distress, which in turn affects disease self-management and treatment adherence. Primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to identify correlates of conspicuous screening results. Initiated as part of the COACH multicenter observational study, outpatients aged 12 to 21 years participating in the National Pediatric Rheumatological Database (NPRD) were prospectively screened for mental health using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7). Data from 1,150 adolescents with JIA (mean age 15.6 ± 2.2 years; mean disease duration 7.2 ± 4.9 years, 69% female, 43% oligoarthritis, 26% polyarthritis) were analysed. Overall, 32.7% (n = 316) of AYA showed conspicuous screening results, of whom 30.4% reported clinically relevant suicidal or self-harm thoughts. About 19% of screened patients showed moderate to severe depressive or anxious symptoms. AYA with conspicuous screening results were older (15.8 vs. 15.2 years; p < 0.0001), more often female (81% vs. 64%; p < 0.0001) and more often overweight (25% vs. 17%; p = 0.006). They had higher disease activity (physician global assessment on NRS 0-10; 1.7 vs. 1.2; p < 0.0001), more functional limitations (CHAQ; 0.44 vs. 0.14; <0.0001) and rated their health status worse (NRS 0-10; 3.5 vs. 1.8; p < 0.0001) than AYA with inconspicuous screening results. Females (OR 2.33 [CI 1.53-3.56]; p < 0.0001), older age (OR 1.09 [CI 1.01-1.18]; p = 0.026), patients with more functional limitations (OR 3.36 [CI 1.98-5.72]; p < 0.0001), and patients with worse subjective health status (OR 1.17 [CI 1.07-1.27]; p < 0.0001) were more likely to have a conspicuous screening result. Regular sports participation was associated with a lower likelihood of conspicuous screening result (OR 0.69 [CI 0.49-0.98]; p = 0.039). A large-scale outpatient screening of AYA with JIA in Germany shows a high prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms. The need for routine screening for early detection of mental health problems became apparent.

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BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Previous studies have shown that growing up with rheumatic conditions can fuel dissatisfaction and psychological distress, which in turn affects disease self-management and treatment adherence. Primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to identify correlates of conspicuous screening results.
METHODS METHODS
Initiated as part of the COACH multicenter observational study, outpatients aged 12 to 21 years participating in the National Pediatric Rheumatological Database (NPRD) were prospectively screened for mental health using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7).
RESULTS RESULTS
Data from 1,150 adolescents with JIA (mean age 15.6 ± 2.2 years; mean disease duration 7.2 ± 4.9 years, 69% female, 43% oligoarthritis, 26% polyarthritis) were analysed. Overall, 32.7% (n = 316) of AYA showed conspicuous screening results, of whom 30.4% reported clinically relevant suicidal or self-harm thoughts. About 19% of screened patients showed moderate to severe depressive or anxious symptoms. AYA with conspicuous screening results were older (15.8 vs. 15.2 years; p < 0.0001), more often female (81% vs. 64%; p < 0.0001) and more often overweight (25% vs. 17%; p = 0.006). They had higher disease activity (physician global assessment on NRS 0-10; 1.7 vs. 1.2; p < 0.0001), more functional limitations (CHAQ; 0.44 vs. 0.14; <0.0001) and rated their health status worse (NRS 0-10; 3.5 vs. 1.8; p < 0.0001) than AYA with inconspicuous screening results. Females (OR 2.33 [CI 1.53-3.56]; p < 0.0001), older age (OR 1.09 [CI 1.01-1.18]; p = 0.026), patients with more functional limitations (OR 3.36 [CI 1.98-5.72]; p < 0.0001), and patients with worse subjective health status (OR 1.17 [CI 1.07-1.27]; p < 0.0001) were more likely to have a conspicuous screening result. Regular sports participation was associated with a lower likelihood of conspicuous screening result (OR 0.69 [CI 0.49-0.98]; p = 0.039).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
A large-scale outpatient screening of AYA with JIA in Germany shows a high prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms. The need for routine screening for early detection of mental health problems became apparent.

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doi: 10.1186/s13075-024-03312-x
pii: 10.1186/s13075-024-03312-x
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Auteurs

Florian Milatz (F)

Programme area Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. florian.milatz@drfz.de.

Jens Klotsche (J)

Programme area Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.

Martina Niewerth (M)

Programme area Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.

Claudia Sengler (C)

Programme area Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.

Daniel Windschall (D)

Clinic of Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Northwest German Centre for Rheumatology, St. Josef- Stift Sendenhorst, Sendenhorst, Germany.
Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.

Tilmann Kallinich (T)

Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt - Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Programme area Systems Rheumatology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Berlin, Germany.

Frank Dressler (F)

Department of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Ralf Trauzeddel (R)

Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Helios Klinik Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany.

Reinhard W Holl (RW)

Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
German Centre for Diabetes Research (DZD), Munich, Germany.

Ivan Foeldvari (I)

Hamburg Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Hamburg, Germany.

Normi Brück (N)

Department of Paediatrics, Carl Gustav Carus, University Hospital, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

Svenja Temming (S)

Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt - Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Toni Hospach (T)

Department of Paediatrics, Olgahospital, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.

Petra Warschburger (P)

Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.

Rainer Berendes (R)

Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital St. Marien, Landshut, Germany.

Gabriele Erbis (G)

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology and autoinflammation reference centre Tuebingen (arcT), Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, member of ERN-RITA, Tuebingen, Germany.

Jasmin B Kuemmerle-Deschner (JB)

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology and autoinflammation reference centre Tuebingen (arcT), Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, member of ERN-RITA, Tuebingen, Germany.

Frank Weller-Heinemann (F)

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Rheumatology, Eltern-Kind-Zentrum Prof. Hess, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany.

Johannes-Peter Haas (JP)

German Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Annabel S Müller-Stierlin (AS)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy II, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.

Agnes Mutter (A)

Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology and Education, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.

Thomas Meissner (T)

Department of General Paediatrics, Neonatology and Paediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Harald Baumeister (H)

Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology and Education, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.

Kirsten Minden (K)

Programme area Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt - Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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