Validity of Euroqol--a generic health status instrument--in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Economic and Health Outcomes Research Group.

摘要: The main aim of this pilot study was to test the 'construct' validity Euroqol, a new generic health status instrument which consists questionnaire and visual analogue scale. Its ability measure both current change in assessed 55 patients with RA. Euroqol scales showed significant clinically relevant correlations other condition-specific instruments measuring loss function, joint pain, tenderness mood; these symptoms as measured by also predictive scores. Either component provide an index clinical data preliminary evidence for Further work is needed evaluate more fully sensitivity over time.