SynthesisHealth and quality of life outcomes2011
Measurement properties of physical function scales validated for use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of the literature.
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- Measurement properties of rheumatoid arthritis-specific quality-of-life questionnaires: systematic review of the literature.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2014Pooled it
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- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Patients with Upper Extremity Arthritis: Overview of Systematic Reviews.Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Review
- Application of Exploratory Factor Analysis and Item Response Theory to Validate NHANES ADL Scale in Patients Reporting Rheumatoid Arthritis.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Criticism in the Parkinson's Caregiving Relationship: A Key Target for Intervention.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2022Article
- Disease activity correlates and functionality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - real-world experience from a South Asian country.Reumatologia · 2022Article
- Surgical Treatment for the Ankle and Foot in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Effects of Language, Insurance, and Race/Ethnicity on Measurement Properties of the PROMIS Physical Function Short Form 10a in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2019Article
- The 8-foot up and go test is the best way to assess physical function in the rheumatoid arthritis clinic.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2018Article
- Patient-reported outcome measures for use in clinical trials of SLE: a review.Lupus science & medicine · 2018Article
- Measuring everyday functional competence using the Rasch assessment of everyday activity limitations (REAL) item bank.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Article
- Varying the item format improved the range of measurement in patient-reported outcome measures assessing physical function.Arthritis research & therapy · 2017Article
- Validity and Responsiveness of a 10-Item Patient-Reported Measure of Physical Function in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic Population.Arthritis care & research · 2017Article
- Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Persian version of the rheumatoid and arthritis outcome score (RAOS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2015Article
- Linguistic validation and cultural adaptation of an English version of the evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2014Article
- Experiences of gout-related disability from the patients' perspective: a mixed methods study.Clinical rheumatology · 2014Article
- Calibration of the PROMIS physical function item bank in Dutch patients with rheumatoid arthritis.PloS one · 2014Article
- Development and evaluation of a crosswalk between the SF-36 physical functioning scale and Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index in rheumatoid arthritis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to systematically review the content validity and measurement properties of all physical function (PF) scales which are currently validated for use with patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
methodsSystematic literature searches were performed in the Scopus and PubMed databases to identify articles on the development or psychometric evaluation of PF scales for patients with RA. The content validity of included scales was evaluated by linking their items to the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF). Furthermore, available evidence of the reliability, validity, responsiveness, and interpretability of the included scales was rated according to published quality criteria.
resultsThe search identified 26 questionnaires with PF scales. Ten questionnaires were rated to have adequate content validity. Construct validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and responsiveness was rated favourably for respectively 15, 11, 5, and 6 of the investigated scales. Information about the absolute measurement error and minimal important change scores were rarely reported.
conclusionBased on this literature review, the disease-specificHAQ and the generic SF-36 can currently be most confidently recommended to measure PF in RA for most research purposes. The HAQ, however, was frequently associated with considerable ceiling effects while the SF-36 has limited content coverage. Alternative scales that might be better suited for specific research purposes are identified along with future directions for research.
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