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. 2023 Mar 30;12:e43230. doi: 10.2196/43230

Table 2.

Disease-specific outcomes and questionnaires.

Disease group, disease, and questionnaires used Outcome measure

Disease activity Damage Quality of life Othera Indicated time (minutes)
Inflammatory arthritis

DASb-28c [45]




Disease damagec


<0.5

HAQ-DId [46,47]


2.5

DMARDe side effectsc


<0.5

BASDAIc,f (spondyloarthritis) [48,49]


1
Inflammatory bowel disease

IBDg-control-8 [50,51]


1

iMTAh PCQi [52]


1

Manitoba IBD Index [53]


0.5

Montreal classificationc,j [54]


0.5

Disease damagej


<0.5

IBDQk [55]j


5.5

Harvey Bradshaw Index (Crohn disease) [56]j


0.5
Immunology

BDCAFl,m (Behçet disease) [57]


2.5

Sarcoidosis disease activityc (sarcoidosis)


0.5

VFQn-25 (uveitis) [58]


10

BVASc,o (vasculitis) [59]


0.5

VDIc,p (vasculitis) [60]


0.5
Dermatology

ADCTq [61]


0.5

NRSr disease burdenc


0.5

DLQIs [62]


1.5

PGAt or IGAu scalec


<0.5

PASIc,v (psoriasis) [63]


0.5

POEMw (atopic dermatitis) [64]


1

EASIx (atopic dermatitis) [65]


1

aQuestionnaires involving side effects, physical functionality, and productivity loss.

bDAS: Disease Activity Score.

cQuestionnaire reported by physician only.

dHAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index.

eDMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.

fBASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index.

gIBD: inflammatory bowel disease.

hiMTA: Institute for Medical Technology Assessment.

iPCQ: Productivity Cost Questionnaire.

jThese questionnaires were asked earlier, but are not part of the questionnaire set anymore.

kIBDQ: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire.

lBDCAF: Behçet Disease Current Activity Form.

mQuestionnaire reported by patients and physician.

nVFQ: Visual Function Questionnaire.

oBVAS: Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score.

pVDI: Vasculitis Damage Index.

qADCT: Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool.

rNRS: numeric rating scale.

sDLQI: Dermatology Life Quality Index.

tPGA: patient global assessment.

uIGA: Investigator’s Global Assessment.

vPASI: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index.

wPOEM: Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure.

xEASI: Eczema Area and Severity Index.