| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SCQ) |
| First Description |
Sangha O, Stucki G, Liang MH, Fossel AH, Katz JN. The Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire: a new method to assess comorbidity for clinical and health services research. Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Apr 15;49(2):156-63 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Health related quality of life, Disease activity, Physical function |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Inflammatory arthritis (IA), Axial Spondyloarthritis |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | French, Turkish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Sangha O, Stucki G, Liang MH, Fossel AH, Katz JN. |
| Title | The Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire: a new method to assess comorbidity for clinical and health services research. |
| Journal | Arthritis Rheum |
| Year | 2003 |
| Vol | 49 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 156-63 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31665462/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation of the self-administered comorbidity questionnaire adjusted for spondyloarthritis: results from the ASAS-COMOSPA study (modified for patients with SpA (mSCQ)) |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24249034/ |
| Brief Description |
Aspects of validity of the self-administered comorbidity questionnaire in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19193697/ |
| Brief Description |
Evaluation of the clinimetric properties of the Early Inflammatory Arthritis--self-administered comorbidity questionnaire. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32265177/ |
| Brief Description |
Development of the French-Canadian Version of the Self-Administered Comorbidities Questionnaire (SCQ) in a hospital population undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35648189/ |
| Brief Description |
Validity and psychometric characteristics of the self-administered comorbidity questionnaire in patients with psoriatic arthritis |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Oliver Sangha |
| sangha@post.harvard.edu | |
| Address | --- |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
This measure represents an efficient method to assess comorbid conditions in clinical and health services research. The SCQ addresses different body systems with questions regarding the occurrence of health-related conditions and whether they received treatment and whether the ocurrence affects their daily activities |
| Number of Items | 12 medical problems, 3 medical conditions |
| Range | 0-45 (open-ended) 0-36 (closed-ended) |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes Yes / No |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Patients complete the different questions. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate worse 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 | <5 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |