AB1149 A Simple Assessment of Psychological Distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ): A Validation Study of Psychological MDHAQ: Table 1.

Background

Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) was designed to assess quality of life impairment including psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. In addition to ten questions dealing with the patient9s physical activity (Q1-10), MDHAQ also includes the following three questions, which address the psychological state of the patient: “Get a good night9s sleep?” (Q11), “Deal with feelings of...