Numerous rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity measurement tools are currently
available for use. The psychometric data related to these tools have been published over the …

Mortality rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 1.5-1.6 fold higher than in the
general population, with similar patterns over 60 years. The acute attributed causes of death …

Objective. To develop a set of disease activity measures for use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
clinical trials, as well as to recommend specific methods for assessing each outcome …

Objective. To develop and validate revised criteria for global functional status in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA (. Methods. Revised criteria were formulated and tested for criterion and …

ContextNonpharmacological treatments with little patient cost or risk are useful supplements
to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of patients with chronic illness. Research has …

Background: A short questionnaire on functional status was designed for use in community-
based outcome studies and in the management of individual patients who have …

Objective. To determine the validity and usefulness of a modified Health Assessment
Questionnaire (HAQ) for measurement of disease status and changes in disease status over …

Objective. The characteristic joint damage and disability of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
increase slowly over 10–20 yr. Although it is generally believed that persisting inflammatory …

Objective To develop components of a multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire
(MDHAQ) through the addition of new items in the “patient‐friendly” HAQ format, including …

Over 100 papers describing and utilizing the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire
(HAQ) have been published since 1980. A brief overview of the HAQ is presented along with …