The assessment of functional status in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross cultural, longitudinal comparison of the Health Assessment Questionnaire and the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale.
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Date publication
octobre 1995
Journal
The Journal of rheumatology
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BRIANCON Serge, Pr GUILLEMIN Francis
Tous les auteurs :
Doeglas D, Krol B, Guillemin F, Suurmeijer T, Sanderman R, Smedstad LM, Briançon S, van den Heuvel W
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
To compare a disease specific measure of functional status, the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) with a generic measure of functional status, the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS) in a cross cultural and longitudinal setting. Besides the comparison of psychometric properties, sex differences were also studied.
Mots clés
Arthritis, Rheumatoid, physiopathology, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Disability Evaluation, Female, Health Status, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sex Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires
Référence
J. Rheumatol.. 1995 Oct;22(10):1834-43