[Measurement of the functional capacity in rheumatoid polyarthritis: a French adaptation of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)].
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Date publication
juin 1991
Journal
Revue du rhumatisme et des maladies osteo-articulaires
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr GUILLEMIN Francis
Tous les auteurs :
Guillemin F, Brainçon S, Pourel J
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Résumé
The ability in performing daily life activities, as assessed with self-administered questionnaire, measures the functional severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The HAQ Disability Index, designed to explore RA, was translated by 3 francophone teams. Three anglophones gave a back-translation. The latters were compared with the original HAQ under the control of 2 bilingual individuals, allowing to the adjustment of the French version. The validity of this measurement tool was studied in a group of recent RA (n = 40, mean disease duration: 2.4 years), longstanding RA (n = 32, mean disease duration: 8.4 years) and controls (n = 59). The construct validity was assessed in a principal component analysis, which showed the contribution of each item of the questionnaire. The intra-subject reproducibility was satisfactory. The HAQ score correlated well with usual clinical and radiological parameters. It differed significantly in the groups, showing a high discriminant ability. A validated instrument for measuring functional ability in French RA patients is now available for the follow-up and therapeutic assessment.
Mots clés
Activities of Daily Living, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, physiopathology, Female, France, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Severity of Illness Index, Surveys and Questionnaires, Translating
Référence
Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic. 1991 Jun;58(6):459-65