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Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire | Spondyloarthropathy (HAQ-S)

Purpose: To evaluate a patient for clinical features of Down syndrome using the diagnostic index of Preus.

Description

Daltroy et al extended the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) for use in patients with a spondyloarthropathy. The Health Assessment Questionnaire for Spondyloarthropathy (HAQ-S) includes additional questions for functional impairments in these patients. The authors are from Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.


Components:

(1) original questions of the HAQ

(2) 3 questions for carrying and sitting (SPAR1)

(2) 2 questions for driving (SPAR 2)

 

Questions in SPAR 1 group:

(1) ability to carry heavy packages (grocery bags, other)

(2) ability to sit for long periods of time

(3) ability to sit and work at a flat topped table or desk

 

Questions in SPAR 2 group:

(1) ability to look in the rear view mirror while driving

(2) ability to turn the head around and drive in reverse

 

where:

• If a person does not drive, there are 2 options - not grade or change wording (able to turn head and look up, able to twist around)

 

Ability to Perform

Points

without any difficulty

0

with some difficulty

1

with much difficulty

2

unable to do

3

 

The subscales were handled "using the same format" as the HAQ and added to the 8 subscales of the HAQ (page 946). This implies a maximum HAQ-S of 30 with a disability index ranging from 0 to 3.

 

In addition, the authors used 2 VAS scales that were 100 mm in length for pain and stiffness.


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10