| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Risk perception Questionnaire (RPQ) |
| First Description |
Contreras-Yáñez I, Lavielle P, Clark P, Pascual-Ramos V. Validation of a risk perception questionnaire developed for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. PLoS One. 2019 Jul 22;14(7):e0219921. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219921. PMID: 31329625; PMCID: PMC6645517. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Risk perception |
| 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 | Spanish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Contreras-Yáñez I, Lavielle P, Clark P, Pascual-Ramos V. |
| Title | Validation of a risk perception questionnaire developed for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Journal | PLoS One. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Vol | 14 |
| Num | 7 |
| Pages | e0219921 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://academic.oup.com/bmb/article/54/4/779/323616 |
| Brief Description |
Communication and interpretation of risk. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Virginia Pascual-Ramos |
| virtichu@gmail.com | |
| Address | Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
Risk perception (RP) is defined as a multidimensional phenomenon that describes the individual’s judgment of the likelihood of experiencing something unpleasant. The RPQ assesses RP, and it was developed and validated in Spanish speaking RA patients. It consists of 27 items that were ultimately distributed into 5 dimensions following the conceptual construction: 1) Likelihood to develop RA-related articular and extra-articular manifestations 2), Likelihood to develop RA-related complications, comorbidities and severity, 3) Likelihood to develop RArelated socioeconomic unfavorable consequences, 4) Personal responsibility to develop and prevent RA complications and 5) Patient perception of personal control over the disease. |
| Number of Items | 27 |
| Range | 0-100 |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The 27 individual items are scored as the length of the VAS measured from the beginning of the line (left side) to the point marked by the patient (0 to 100 mm). The mean of the 27 items was calculated |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate higher risk perception. |
| Cut-off points | 61.7 mm (> defines presence of RP) |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 13 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | Not widely used |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
For further information, please contact the developers. |