Measuring disability and quality of life in established rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a major impact on physical and psychological health. It can cause severe disability and reduce health-related quality of life, aspects that are important to patients. Thus, it is important to measure disability and health-related quality of...

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Published in:Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology 2007-10, Vol.21 (5), p.827-840
Main Authors: Lillegraven, Siri, MD, Kvien, Tore K., MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - psychology
disability
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Persons - psychology
health-related quality of life
Humans
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Sickness Impact Profile
Surveys and Questionnaires
utility
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Summary:Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a major impact on physical and psychological health. It can cause severe disability and reduce health-related quality of life, aspects that are important to patients. Thus, it is important to measure disability and health-related quality of life in clinical practice and in clinical trials. This article presents an overview of the most important measures of outcome concerning disability and health-related quality of life, including different forms of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ, MHAQ, MDHAQ, HAQ II), visual analogue scales for fatigue and function, SF-36, Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS/AIMS2), the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL) questionnaire, Nottingham Health Profile, Sickness Impact Profile and the utility instruments 15D, EQ-5D, SF-6D and Health Utilities Index (HUI) 2 and 3.
ISSN:1521-6942
1532-1770
DOI:10.1016/j.berh.2007.05.004