id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_fxjatxsmnfflhpit7sbqcl6hfi K Gooch PMS43 IS THE HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX VALID AND RESPONSIVE IN ASSESSING PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS? 2009 1 .pdf application/pdf 1806 132 60 PMS43 IS THE HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX VALID AND RESPONSIVE IN ASSESSING PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS? The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) was used to measure functional status (scores 0–3). reported signifi cantly worse scores in morning stiffness, fatigue, pain, and PCS (all CONCLUSIONS: RA patients using current SC biologics still suffer from serious impairments in symptoms, functional status, QoL, and However, patients who discontinued SC biologic therapy have signifi cantly worse symptom scores, physical functioning, and activity impairment compared with those currently being treated. Utility scores correlated signifi cantly with WOMAC™, and patients with high BMI RESULTS: Compared to the general population, our study sample performed poorly with respect to all the SF-36 domains except mental health (MH) and patients who exercise regularly have higher quality of life scores and clinical outcomes. validity of the HUI-3 for deriving utility scores for AS patients. ./cache/work_fxjatxsmnfflhpit7sbqcl6hfi.pdf ./txt/work_fxjatxsmnfflhpit7sbqcl6hfi.txt