Table 1.
Item | Origin | Mean | s.d. |
I1. Does remaining standing for 30 minutes increase your pain? | LEQUESNE | 4.21 | 0.98 |
I2. What degree of difficulty do you have bending and rotating your affected joint? | HARRIS | 3.87 | 0.90 |
I3. How would you describe the pain you usually have from your joint? | AIMS | 3.86 | 0.66 |
I4. How often have you had severe pain from your arthritis? | AIMS | 3.74 | 0.90 |
I5. How active has your arthritis been? | AIMS | 3.74 | 0.83 |
I6. Have you been troubled by pain from your joint in bed at night? | OXFORD | 3.68 | 1.21 |
I7. How severe is your stiffness after first wakening in the morning? | WOMAC | 3.39 | 0.88 |
I8. How severe is your stiffness after sitting, lying or resting later in the day? | WOMAC | 3.26 | 0.80 |
I9. How long has your morning stiffness usually lasted from the time you wake up? | AIMS | 3.22 | 1.07 |
I10. Has pain from your joint kept you awake during your night-time sleep? | STEERING GROUP | 3.19 | 1.22 |
I11. Have you felt that your knee or hip might suddenly 'give way' or let you down? | OXFORD | 2.99 | 1.02 |
I12. How often have you had pain in two or more joints at the same time? | AIMS | 2.92 | 1.15 |
113. Have you had any sudden, severe pain – 'shooting', 'stabbing' or 'spasms' – from the affected joint? | OXFORD | 2.90 | 0.88 |
Items in bold removed by CTT/IRT item analysis