| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2 (AS-AIMS2) |
| First Description |
Guillemin F, Challier B, Urlacher F, Vançon G, Pourel J. Quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis: validation of the ankylosing spondylitis Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2, a modified Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales Questionnaire. Arthritis Care Res. 1999 Jun;12(3):157-62. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Health related quality of life, Physical function |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) |
| 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 | Guillemin F |
| Title | Quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis: validation of the ankylosing spondylitis Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2, a modified Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales Questionnaire. |
| Journal | Arthritis Care Res. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Vol | 12 |
| Num | 3 |
| Pages | 157-62. |
| Country | France |
| Language | English and French |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7362665 |
| Brief Description |
Measuring health status in Arthritis: the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS) - original publication of AIMS, a disease-specific measure of physical, social, and emotional well-being designed as a measure of outcome in arthritis. |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1731806 |
| Brief Description |
Development of a a revised and expanded Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS) Health Status Questionnaire – the AIMS2. |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8838508 |
| Brief Description |
Development, validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2 (AIMS2) to be used by French speaking populations. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10513505 |
| Brief Description |
Quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis: validation of the ankylosing spondylitis Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2, a modified Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales Questionnaire. Published in English but developed and validated in French. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Dr. Robert F. Meenan AIMS2; Dr. Francis Guillemin AS-AIMS2 |
| rmwwnan@bu.edu AIMS2; guillemi@sante-pub.u-nancy.fr AS-AIMS2 | |
| Address | Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St., T-C-306, Boston, MA 02118 AIMS2; Service d’Epidémiologie et Évaluation Cliniques, Hôpital Marin, 92 Avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, CO 34, 54035 Nancy, France. AS-AIMS2 |
| Website | --- |
| Available | copyrighted |
| Links |
The AIMS2 instrument is copyrighted. Any investigator who wishes to use AIMS2 must obtain written permission (contact: Dr Robert Meenan). The spine mobility dimension of the AS-AIMS2 can be found in the AS-AIMS2 publication (author: Dr Francis Guillemin). |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The AIMS2 is a self-report health status questionnaire comprising 57 core items organized in 12 health dimensions, further aggregated into 5 components by averaging the scores of the corresponding dimensions, namely physical (mobility level, walking and bending, hand and finger function, arm function, self-care, household tasks), affect (level of tension, mood), symptoms (joint pain), role (work), and social interaction (social activities, support from family and friends). The AS-AIMS2 added 6 new items to AIMS2. The 6 new items were gathered into a dimension labeled “spine mobility.” This dimension was composed of only 4 items if the patient did not drive a car. The sum of the 4 or 6 items was normalized to range from 0 to 10. It was added to the AIMS2 as a thirteenth dimension, i.e., a seventh dimension of the physical component. |
| Number of Items | 63 items (61 items if patient does not drive a car) |
| Range | Range is 0-10 for each section/dimention. Total health score 0-60. |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes Each item is measured on a 5-level Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 4. |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
In each dimension and component, item values are summed, and the scores are standardized to a 0-10 scale using a standardization formula. The total health score is calculated by summing the standardized scores for mobility, physical and household activities, dexterity, pain, and depression. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate greater disability. Zero represents perfect health status, 10 (dimension score) and 60 (total health score) represent poor health status. |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | In the AIMS2 original study completion times averaged 23 minutes. Completion time is not described in the AS-AIMS study. minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Minimal training is required for scoring. Users' guides are available. The assessor needs to be aware that the score for each section is standardized to a 0-10 scale using a standardization formula. |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Copyrighted, Lengthy |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |