Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index With Pain Visual Analog Scale Questionnaire

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized questionnaire developed by James F. Fries in 1983, which is originally used to measure outcome in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It has also been applied to patients with HIV/AIDS and in studies of normal aging. The HAQ-DI With VAS is a generic instrument which focuses on self-reported, patient-oriented outcome measures. The questionnaire contains 8 categories of 46 items; dressing and grooming, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, grip, and activities. A 0-3 grade scale is used, where grade 0 represents category performed without any difficulty and grade 3 represents category performed with the greatest difficulty (unable to do).

**Synonyms:** - HAQ-DI WITH VAS - HAQ-DI With VAS - HAQ01