Search strategy*
| Search algorithm | PubMed† | Embase† | Cochrane‡ | PsycInfo† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | “juvenile idiopathic arthritis” OR “juvenile chronic arthritis” OR “juvenile rheumatoid arthritis” OR “juvenile rheumatic arthritis” OR “childhood arthritis” OR “juvenile arthritis” OR JIA OR JCA OR JRA | 7505 | 8630 | 250 | 381 |
| #2 | outcome OR outcomes OR prognosis OR “inactive disease” OR “active disease” OR “disease activity” OR “persistent disease” OR remission OR nonremission OR “disease course” OR “disease courses” OR “disease severity” OR Wallace OR function OR “functional impairment” OR “childhood health assessment questionnaire” OR chaq OR “bone erosion” OR damage OR JADI OR “quality of life” OR qol OR hrqol | 2 737 564 | 2 810 638 | 226 805 | 513 983 |
| #3 | #1 AND #2 | 2438 | 3245 | 117 | 134 |
*Search performed on 3 October 2013. No limitations were applied.
†In PubMed, Embase and PsycInfo, terms were searched in title and abstract only.
‡In The Cochrane Library, terms were searched in title, abstract and keywords only.
JADI, juvenile arthritis damage index; JCA, juvenile chronic arthritis; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; JRA, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.