Results suggest that youth with JIA participated less in both  social and physical leisure activities  as compared to healthy peers , and those with JIA did not meet national recommendations for physical activity .
Characterization of leisure activity remains limited and mostly focused on physical activity in JIA .
UNLABELLED The aim of this systematic review is to describe participation in social and physical leisure activities among children and adolescents with JIA , as well as identify potential determinants of leisure participation .
Aquatic fitness training for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of an aquatic training programme for JIA patients . METHODS Fifty-four patients with JIA ( age range 5 to 13 yr ) participated in this study and were r and omized into an experimental ( n = 27 ) and a control ( n = 27 ) group . The children in the experimental group received a training programme consisting of a 1 h per week supervised training programme in a local pool of approximately 20 sessions . Effects were analysed on the following domains : functional ability , health-related quality of life , joint status and physical fitness . RESULTS Although all measures improved more in the experimental group than the control group , none of the differences was statistically significant . CONCLUSIONS The current research found no significant effect of an aquatic fitness training programme in children with JIA . Since there were no signs of worsening in health status , one can conclude that this was a safe exercise programme
Results suggest that youth with JIA participated less in both  social and physical leisure activities  as compared to healthy peers , and those with JIA did not meet national recommendations for physical activity .
Characterization of leisure activity remains limited and mostly focused on physical activity in JIA .
UNLABELLED The aim of this systematic review is to describe participation in social and physical leisure activities among children and adolescents with JIA , as well as identify potential determinants of leisure participation .