The Spider: a visual, multisystemic symptom impact questionnaire for people with hypermobility-related disorders-validation in adults.

Convergent and known-group validity of the Spider was established with adults. These results suggest the Spider can measure the presence and impact of multisystemic comorbid symptoms/conditions in adults with HSD/hEDS, providing a tool which guides multidisciplinary management. Key Points • The Spider questionnaire is a novel tool assessing the presence and impact of the multisystemic comorbid symptoms/conditions associated with HSD/hEDS. • Convergent and known-group validity of the Spider questionnaire was established in adults aged 18 to 65. • This tool provides a quick and easy method to visualise the symptom profile of those with HSD/hEDS to guide symptom management.