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Table 1 Classification of assessment tools in pediatric rheumatology

From: Physical function assessment tools in pediatric rheumatology

Physical Function

1. Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ)

2. Juvenile Arthritis Functional Assessment Scale (JAFAS)

3. Juvenile Arthritis Functional Assessment Report (JAFAR)

4. Juvenile Arthritis Functional Status Index (JASI)

5. Juvenile Arthritis Functionality Scale (JAFS)

6. Juvenile Arthritis Foot disability Index (JAFI)

7. Child Activity Limitations Interview (CALI)

8. Childhood Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (CHAIMS)

9. Functional Status Measure FSII (R)

10. Steinbrocker Classification

11. Weighting of joint counts

12. Childhood Myositis Assessment Scale (CMAS)

Health Status*

1. Short-Form General Health Survey SF-36 and Short Form-20 (SF-20)

2. Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ)

3. Childhood Arthritis Health Profile (CAHP)

4. The Child Health and Illness Profile chip (CHIP)

Health-related QOL and QOL*

1. Pediatric QOL Inventory (PedsQL) – generic and rheumatology module

2. Juvenile Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire (JAQQ)

3. EQ5D (EuroQOL)

4. TNO AZL Children's Quality of Life questionnaire (TACQOL)

5. Quality of My Life Visual Analog Scale

6. Simple Measure of Impact of Lupus Erythematosus in Youngsters© (SMILEY©)

  1. This table lists some of the commonly used scales used to assess physical function, health status and QOL.
  2. *Sometimes health status, HRQOL and QOL scales are used interchangeably