Open AccessThe health assessment questionnaire 1992. Status and review
Author(s) -
Ramey Dena R.,
Raynauld JeanPierre,
Fries James F.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1790050303
Subject(s) - observational study , health assessment , medicine , physical therapy , reliability (semiconductor) , drug trial , clinical trial , pathology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Over 100 papers describing and utilizing the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) have been published since 1980. A brief overview of the HAQ is presented along with a guide to the accumulated literature. The topics covered include: studies using the disability, pain, economic, and drug side effect dimensions of the HAQ; reliability and validity studies; applications to various rheumatic diseases; language adaptations; modifications and derivative scales; studies correlating the HAQ with sociodemographic, health status, laboratory, and physical measures; and randomized controlled trials and observational studies using the HAQ. A few comments regarding future directions for research are also presented.