| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (RAQoL) |
| First Description |
De Jong Z, Van der Heijde D, McKenna S, Whalley D. The reliability and construct validity of the RAQoL: a rheumatoid arthritis-specific quality of life instrument. British journal of rheumatology. 1997;36(8):878-83. |
| Year | 1997 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Health related quality of life |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Czech, Estonian, French, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | de Jong Z, van der Heijde D, McKenna SP, Whalley D |
| Title | The reliability and construct validity of the RAQoL: a rheumatoid arthritis-specific quality of life instrument. |
| Journal | Br J Rheumatol |
| Year | 1997 |
| Vol | 36 |
| Num | 8 |
| Pages | 878-883 |
| Country | Netherlands, UK |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11600740 |
| Brief Description |
Tijhuis GJ, de Jong Z, Zwinderman AH, Zuijderduin WM, Jansen LM, Hazes JM, Vliet Vlieland TP. The validity of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL) questionnaire. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2001 Oct;40(10):1112-9. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28641552/ |
| Brief Description |
Heaney A, Stepanous J, Rouse M, McKenna SP. A Review of the Psychometric Properties and Use of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RAQoL) in Clinical Research. Curr Rheumatol Rev. 2017;13(3):197-205. |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25270915 |
| Brief Description |
Wilburn J, McKenna SP, Twiss J, Rouse M, Korkosz M, Jancovic R, Nemec P, Pacheco-Tena CF, Saraux A, Westhovens R, Durez P, Martin M, Tammaru M. Further international adaptation and validation of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL) questionnaire. Rheumatol Int. 2015 Apr;35(4):669-75 |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11922201 |
| Brief Description |
Eberhardt K, Duckberg S, Larsson BM, Johnson PM, Nived K. Measuring health related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis--reliability, validity, and responsiveness of a Swedish version of RAQoL. Scand J Rheumatol. 2002;31(1):6-12. |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11324786 |
| Brief Description |
Thorsen H, Hansen TM, McKenna SP, Sørensen SF, Whalley D. Adaptation into Danish of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (RAQoL). Scand J Rheumatol. 2001;30(2):103-9 |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12548438 |
| Brief Description |
Kutlay S, Küçükdeveci AA, Gönül D, Tennant A. Adaptation and validation of the Turkish version of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale. Rheumatol Int. 2003 Jan;23(1):21-6. Epub 2002 Oct 22. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Diane Whalley |
| diane.whalley@manchester.ac.uk | |
| Address | Galen Research, Enterprise House, Manchester Science Park, Lloyd Street North, Manchester M15 6SE, United Kingdom |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links |
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/8/878 |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The RAQOL is a disease-specific measure that assesses self-reported quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Questions assess specific activities of daily living and quality of life. |
| Number of Items | 30 |
| Range | 0-30 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes Each item is answered with 1) yes or 2) no. |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Interviewer/assessor, Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The number of items answered “yes” are totaled, giving the final score. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate worsening quality of life |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 2-8 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | <1 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | Lengthy |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |