Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)

[ Originally developed in 1978
Distributed by Mapi Research Trust
NB: the HAQ version distributed by MAPI Research Trust corresponds to the disability section + VAS pain scale of the full HAQ (version described in Fries JF. The assessment of disability: from first to future principles. Br J Rheumatol. 1983 Aug;22(3 Suppl):48-58).

It is recommended by the author to use the most recent version PROMIS-HAQ (or HAQ-100) for any future studies ]

Author(s)
Fries James F
Purpose
  Pathology:
Generic
Musculoskeletal diseases

  Disease:
All
Generic for musculoskeletal diseases

  Objective:
To assess the difficulty in performing activities of daily living (Originally designed for adult arthritics, it has been used in a wide range of research settings)

  Population for intended use:
Adult
Characteristics
  Type of instrument:
Health-Related Quality of Life - HRQL (incl. health status)
Physical functioning

  Administration mode:
Interviewer-administered
Self-administered
Telephone-administered

  Number of items:
Disability Index section: 20; Pain Scale: 1; Global Health Status: 1

  Existence of database:
Yes

[ Identification form available in the restricted level ]

  Recall/Observation period:
The past week
 
Language(s)
  Original language:
English for the USA

  List of existing translations:
The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.

This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors

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HAQ


 Version published in Fries JF, British Journal of Rheumatology, 1983

Afrikaans*
English for the UK*
Maltese*
Spanish for El Salvador*
Arabic for Egypt*
Estonian*
Mandarin Chinese for China*
Spanish for Guatemala*
Arabic for Israel*
Finnish*
Mandarin Chinese for Malaysia*
Spanish for Mexico*
Arabic for Jordania*
French for Belgium*
Mandarin Chinese for Singapore*
Spanish for Panama*
Arabic for Lebanon*
French for Canada*
Mandarin Chinese for Taiwan*
Spanish for Peru*
Arabic for Saudi Arabia*
French for Switzerland*
Marathi*
Spanish for Puerto Rico*
Bahasa for Indonesian*
French*
Norwegian*
Spanish for the USA*
Bengali for India*
Georgian*
Panjabi for India*
Spanish for Uruguay*
Bosnian*
German *
Polish*
Spanish for Venezuela*
Bulgarian*
German for Austria *
Portuguese *
Spanish*
Cantonese  for Hong Kong*
German for Switzerland *
Portuguese for Brazil *
Swedish*
Cantonese Chinese for China*
Greek*
Romanian*
Swedish for Finland*
Cebuano*
Gujarati for India*
Russian for Estonia*
Tagalog*
Croatian*
Hebrew*
Russian for Israel*
Tamil for India*
Czech*
Hindi*
Russian for Latvia*
Tamil for Sri Lanka*
Danish*
Hungarian*
Russian for Ukraine *
Tamil for Malaysia*
Dutch *
Icelandic*
Russian*
Telugu*
Dutch for Belgium*
Italian *
Serbian*
Thai*
English for Australia*
Italian for Switzerland *
Sesotho for South Africa*
Turkish*
English for Canada*
Japanese
Sinhalese for Sri Lanka*
Ukrainian*
English for Hong Kong*
Kannada*
Slovak*
Urdu for India*
English for India*
Korean*
Slovenian*
Urdu for Pakistan*
English for Israel
Latvian*
Spanish for Argentina*
Vietnamese*
English for Malaysia*
Lithuanian*
Spanish for Chile*
Xhosa for South Africa*
English for New-Zealand*
Macedonian*
Spanish for Colombia
Zulu for South Africa*
English for Singapore*
Malay for Singapore
Spanish for Costa Rica*
     
English for South-Africa*
Malay*
Spanish for Dominican Republic*
     
English for the Philippine
Malayalam*
Spanish for Ecuador*
      

 

 DI section only

English for Israel
Malay for Singapore
Spanish for Colombia
 


Global Health Status item only

Afrikaans*
French for Canada*
Portugusese for Portugal*
Spanish for Peru*
Arabic for Egypt*
French*
Romanian*
Spanish*
Czech*
German*
Russian for Estonia*
Swedish for Finland*
Dutch*
Greek*
Russian for Ukraine*
Turkish*
English for Australia*
Italian*
Russian*
Ukrainian*
English for Canada*
Lithuanian*
Slovak*
Xhosa for South Africa*
English for South Africa*
Mandarin Chinese for China*
Spanish for Argentina*
Zulu for South Africa*
English for the UK*
Norwegian*
Spanish for Chile*
     
Estonian*
Polish*
Spanish for Colombia*
    
Finnish*
Portuguese for Brazil*
Portugusese for Portugal*
    

 

 * translations performed by the Mapi Institute

 
 


Last update: January 2012
Last update in collaboration with the author: May 2008


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