| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Work Instability Scale for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA-WIS) |
| First Description |
Gilworth G, Chamberlain MA, Harvey A, Woodhouse A, Smith J, Smyth MG, et al. Development of a work instability scale for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2003;49(3):349-54 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Work |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
Gout, Osteoarthritis (OA) |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Gilworth G, Chamberlain MA, Harvey A, Woodhouse A, Smith J, Smyth MG, et al |
| Title | Development of a Work Instability Scale for Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Journal | Arthritis & Rheumatism |
| Year | 2003 |
| Vol | 49 |
| Num | 3 |
| Pages | 349-54 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20419502 |
| Brief Description |
Validation of the RA-WIS for osteoarthritis |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23188204/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation of the RA-WIS for gout |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19074912 |
| Brief Description |
Gilworth et al. (2009): Adaptation and cross-cultural validation of the rheumatoid arthritis work instability scale (RA-WIS). |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | G. Gilworth |
| gilworths@aol.com | |
| Address | University of Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Website | http://www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric/Scales3.htm |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description | --- |
| Number of Items | 23 |
| Range | yes/no |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes dichotomous; recall period: ‘at the moment’ |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
scores are summed up |
| Score Interpretation | higher scores indicated higher risk of work disability |
| Cut-off points | low <10; moderate 10 to 17; high >17; predictive value within 1 year; |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Floor effect |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |