| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQoL) |
| First Description |
McKenna S, Doward L, Whalley D, Tennant A, Emery P, Veale D. Development of the PsAQoL: a quality of life instrument specific to psoriatic arthritis. Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 2004;63(2):162-9. |
| Year | 2004 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Health related quality of life |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
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| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Danish, German, Arabic, English, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Norwegian, Estonian, Thai, Hungarian, French, Russian, Chinese, Greek, Slovak, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Vietnamese |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | McKenna SP, Doward LC, Whalley D, Tennant A, Emery P, Veale DJ |
| Title | Development of the PsAQoL: a quality of life instrument specific to psoriatic arthritis |
| Journal | Annals of Rheumatic Diseases |
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol | 63 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 162-169 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18528964 |
| Brief Description |
Healy PJ, Helliwell PS.Psoriatic arthritis quality of life instrument: an assessment of sensitivity and response to change. J Rheumatol. 2008 Jul;35(7):1359-61 |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20166848 |
| Brief Description |
Brodszky V, Péntek M, Bálint PV, Géher P, Hajdu O, Hodinka L, Horváth G, Koó E, Polgár A, Seszták M, Szántó S, Ujfalussy I, Gulácsi L. Comparison of the Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQoL) questionnaire, the functional status (HAQ) and utility (EQ-5D) measures in psoriatic arthritis: results from a cross-sectional survey.Scand J Rheumatol. 2010 Aug;39(4):303-9 |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29037523/ |
| Brief Description |
This systematic review synthesizes the evidence on measurement properties of PROMs for PsA |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20063984 |
| Brief Description |
Billing E, McKenna SP, Staun M, Lindqvist U. Adaptation of the Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQoL) instrument for Sweden. Scand J Rheumatol. 2010 May;39(3):223-8 |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23418474 |
| Brief Description |
Wink F, Arends S, McKenna SP, Houtman PM, Brouwer E, Spoorenberg A. Validity and reliability of the Dutch adaptation of the Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQoL) Questionnaire. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55912 |
| Link | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309279844_Adaptatio … |
| Brief Description |
Leung YY, Thumboo J, Rouse M, McKenna SP. Adaptation of Chinese and English versions of the Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQoL) scale for use in Singapore. BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2016 Dec;17(1):432. doi:10.1186/s12891-016-1292-4 |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Jeanette Thorpe |
| gr@galen-research.com | |
| Address | Galen Research Ltd, B1 Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester M1 5BY UK |
| Website | www.galen-research.com |
| Available | Admin fee for non-commercial studies and student research |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
PsAQoL is PsA-specific health-related QOL instrument which was derived from PsA patient interviews and evaluations. |
| Number of Items | 20 |
| Range | 0-20 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes Questions are answered as “true” or “not true.” |
| Developed for | Research, Clinical practice |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Each “true” response is 1 point on a 20-point scale, for a possible total score of 0 –20. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate worse health-related QOL. |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 3 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Widely used, Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | Copyrighted |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |