Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index Without Pain Visual Analog Scale

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized 20-item self-report component of the Health Assessment Questionnaire, developed by Fries et al 1978, that assesses a patient's level of functional ability. The disability index utilizes a 4-point symptom rating scale to allow patients to grade eight categories of ability, including dressing and grooming, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip, and common daily activities.

**Synonyms:** - HAQ-DI WITHOUT VAS - HAQ-DI Without VAS - HAQ02