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Meenan RF, Mason JH, Anderson JJ, Guccione AA, Kazis LE. AIMS2. The content and properties of a revised and expanded Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales Health Status Questionnaire. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 1992;35(1):1-10.

Construct validity of the AIMS-2 upper limb function scales as a measure of disability in individuals with osteoarthritis of the hand. Clin Rheumatol.

Sensitivity to change of AIMS2 and AIMS2-SF components in comparison to M-HAQ and VAS-pain.

Validation of the French version of the arthritis impact measurement scales 2 and comparison with the french version of the Nottingham Health Profile.

Rosemann T, Szecsenyi J. Cultural adaptation and validation of a German version of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS2). Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007 Oct;15(10):1128-33

Validity and reliability of a revised Japanese version of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales version 2(AIMS2).

The AIMS2 is an arthritis-specific health status measure that assesses physical functioning, pain, psychological status, social interactions and support, health perceptions, and demographic and treatment information.

The AIMS2 has superseded the original AIMS and was revised in 1992 to have greater specificity and sensitivity, and to incorporate client perceptions of performance

Each section contains a Guttman Scale (a series of questions/statements that are graded so that endorsement of one level of disability automatically indicates disability on all levels below it). In AIMS2, the response format has been standardized across sections to 5-point scales. For scoring, the Guttman scaling is ignored and each item is scored separately without weights. Higher scores indicate greater disability. The score for each section is standardized to a 0-10 scale using a standardization formula. The total health score is calculated by summing the standardized scores for all subscales.