Measurement properties of the ASAS Health Index: results of a global study in patients with axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis.

Uta KiltzDésirée Mfm van der HeijdeAnnelies BoonenNurullah AkkocWilson Bautista-MolanoRuben Burgos-VargasJames Cheng-Chung WeiPraveena ChiowchanwisawakitMaxime DougadosM Tuncay DuruozBassel Kamal ElzorkanyInna GaydukovaLianne S GenslerMichele GilioSimeon GrazioJieruo GuRobert D InmanTae Jong KimVictoria Navarro-CompanHelena Marzo-OrtegaSalih OzgocmenFernando Pimentel Dos SantosMichael SchirmerSimon StebbingsFilip E Van den BoschAstrid van TubergenJuergen Braun

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2018)

The ASAS HI proved to be valid, reliable and responsive. It can be used to evaluate the impact of SpA and its treatment on functioning and health. Furthermore, comparison of disease impact between populations is possible.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
mental health
health information
health promotion
ankylosing spondylitis
rheumatoid arthritis
human health
risk assessment
disease activity
genetic diversity