The Funktionsfragebogen Hannover (FFbH) is a patient questionnaire for detecting limitations in the activities of daily living for a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The instrument consists of 18 questions about the ability to perform various tasks during the past week.
where:
• Lautenschlager et al has a 19th question: Can you dial or push the buttons on a telephone?
• The questions may be grouped into subgroups: FFbH-PR (questions 1 through 18), FFbH-R (questions 5 through 17), and FFbH-P (questions 1 through 4, 6 through 8, 13, 16 through 19).
Responses |
Points |
Yes, without difficulty |
2 |
Yes, but with difficulty |
1 |
No or only with help |
0 |
Not applicable |
NA |
total score =
= SUM(points for all 18 questions)
percent functional capacity =
= (total score) / (2 * (number of valid answers)) * 100%
Interpretation:
• minimum functional capacity: 0%
• maximum functional capacity: 100%
Purpose: To evaluate the functional capacity of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis using the Gunktionsfragebogen Hannover (FFbH).
Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Immunology/Rheumatology
Objective: disease progression, disability and performance, quality of life
ICD-10: M05, M06,