Associations between Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index and physical performance in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Jessica Douglas-WithersKate McCullochDebra WatersKelsi ParkerNicole HoggTamiho MitsuhashiGareth J TreharneJ Haxby AbbottSimon M StebbingsPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2018)
The HAQ-DI has a strong association with the TUG in both RA and OA. There was variable association between the HAQ-DI and other physical performance measures, as well as differences between the RA and OA cohorts. In order to form a full and accurate clinical picture, health professionals should perform both subjective patient-reported outcome measures and objective physical performance measures of disability.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- patient reported
- mental health
- physical activity
- disease activity
- multiple sclerosis
- knee osteoarthritis
- healthcare
- ankylosing spondylitis
- interstitial lung disease
- public health
- biofilm formation
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- risk assessment
- staphylococcus aureus
- depressive symptoms
- escherichia coli
- climate change
- systemic sclerosis
- health promotion