Measures

ACREU Rheumatoid Arthritis Knowledge Questionnaire

A 31-item questionnaire that measures the effect of a rheumatoid arthritis educational intervention.

Download the Rheumatoid Arthritis Knowledge Questionnaire and User’s Guide in PDF documents.

Lineker SC, Badley EM, Hughes A, Bell MJ. Development of an instrument to measure knowledge in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis: the ACREU Rheumatoid Arthritis Knowledge Questionnaire. J Rheumatol. 1997;24(4):647-653. [Pub Med ID 9101496]

Arthritis Work Spillover (AWS)

A 6-item scale used to assess the extent to which the demands of arthritis interfere with work performance and the extent to which work interferes with managing arthritis.

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Gignac M, Sutton D, Badley EM. Re-examining the arthritis-employment interface: Perceptions of arthritis-work spillover. Arthritis Care 2006 Apr 15;55(2):233-40. [Pub Med ID 16583413] Abstract & Supplementary Information
Gignac MA, Sutton D, Badley EM. Arthritis symptoms, the work environment, and the future: measuring perceived job strain among employed persons with arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jun 15;57(5):738-47. [Pub Med ID 17530672] Abstract & Supplementary Information

Chronic Illness Job Strain Scale (CIJSS)

A 17-item scale that measures differing aspects of the workplace environment that are potentially stressful to people living with a chronic illness.

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Gignac MA, Sutton D, Badley EM. Arthritis symptoms, the work environment, and the future: measuring perceived job strain among employed persons with arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jun 15;57(5):738-47. [Pub Med ID 17530672] Abstract & Supplementary Information

Client-Centred Rehabilitation Questionnaire (CCRQ)

A 33-item scale that measures client-centred rehabilitation from the client’s perspective.

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Cott CA, Teare G, McGilton KS, Lineker S. Reliability and construct validity of the client-centred rehabilitation questionnaire. Disabil Rehabil. 2006 Nov 30;28(22):1387-97. [Pub Med ID 17071570] Abstract & Supplementary Information

Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score – Physical Function Shortform (HOOS-PS)

A 5-item short measure of physical function using function subscales (daily living and sports and recreation) of the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS).

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Davis AM, Perruccio AV, Canizares M, Tennant A, Hawker GA, Conaghan PG, Roos EM, Jordan JM, Maillefert JF, Dougados M, Lohmander LS. The development of a short measure of physical function for hip OA HOOS-Physical Function Shortform (HOOS-PS): an OARSI/OMERACT initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 May;16(5):551-9. [Pub Med ID 18296074]

Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score – Physical Function Shortform (KOOS-PS)

A 7-item short measure of physical function for knee osteoarthritis.

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Perruccio AV, Stefan Lohmander L, Canizares M, Tennant A, Hawker GA, Conaghan PG, Roos EM, Jordan JM, Maillefert JF, Dougados M, Davis AM. The development of a short measure of physical function for knee OA KOOS-Physical Function Shortform (KOOS-PS) - an OARSI/OMERACT initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 May;16(5):542-50. [Pub Med ID 18294869]

Workplace Activity Limitations Survey (WALS)

A 12-item scale used to assess arthritis-related activity limitations in the workplace.

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Gignac MA. Arthritis and employment: an examination of behavioral coping efforts to manage workplace activity limitations. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Jun 15;53(3):328-36. [Pub Med ID 15934119] Abstract & Supplementary Information
Gignac MA, Sutton D, Badley EM. Arthritis symptoms, the work environment, and the future: measuring perceived job strain among employed persons with arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jun 15;57(5):738-47. [Pub Med ID 17530672] Abstract & Supplementary Information

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