JUVENILE CHRONIC ARTHRITIS - A BIOBEHAVIORIAL DISEASE - SOME UNSOLVEDQUESTIONS

This review presents a multidimensional biopsychosocial model suitable for evaluating medical and psychosocial empirical findings in juvenil e chronic arthritis (JCA). The possible predisposing, provoking and mo difying variables that have been assessed in studies of JCA are presen ted, together with suggestions for further research. The model is appr opriate for structuring and validating data in future longitudinal stu dies and may also serve as a frame of reference for a multiprofessiona l team approach in the care of rheumatic children and their families.