| Name of the Instrument/Tool | The Rheumatoid Arthritis Articular Damage Score (RAAD) |
| First Description |
Zijistra TR, et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2002;61:20-23 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Damage |
| 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 | English |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | T R Zijlstra, H J Bernelot Moens, M A S Bukhari |
| Title | The rheumatoid arthritis articular damage score: first steps in developing a clinical index of long term damage in RA |
| Journal | Ann Rheum Dis |
| Year | 2002 |
| Vol | 61 |
| Num | --- |
| Pages | 20-23 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| No other References. | |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Dr T R Zijlstra |
| tr.zijlstra@worldonline.nl | |
| Address | Medisch Spectrum Twente, Secretariaat Reumatologie, Postbus 50000, 7500 KA Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Scale |
| Brief Description |
Based on examination of 35 large and small joints. Concise definitions were formulated to score each joint on a three point scale (0, no irreversible damage; 1, partially damaged; 2, severe damage, ankylosis, or prosthesis). |
| Number of Items | --- |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes or prosthesis) |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Interviewer/assessor |
| Recommendations to score |
Tool needed: a goniometer. Metatarsophalangeal joints of each foot are scored as a single joint. |
| Score Interpretation | Maximum total score: 70. The greater the score, the greater the damage. |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |