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    Patient Activity Scale (PAS) for RA

    Quantifies severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using patient-reported symptoms.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Note: the PAS II is an alternative to the PAS. PAS II uses a slightly different questionnaire with fewer questions than the original PAS, though the overall accuracy of the two is the same.

    Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
    Dress and groom - is the patient able to:
    Rise - is the patient able to:
    Eat - is the patient able to:
    Walk - is the patient able to:
    Hygiene - is the patient able to:
    Reach - is the patient able to:
    Grip - is the patient able to:
    Other - is the patient able to:
    Aids or devices used by patient
    Patient needs help from another person
    Pain Visual Analog Scale
    Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity

    Result:

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    Dr. Frederick Wolfe
    Dr. Frederick Wolfe
    About the creator
    Frederick Wolfe, MD, is a rheumatologist and clinical professor of medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He is also the director of the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Disease. Dr. Wolfe’s primary research is focused on outcomes of rheumatic diseases.
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