Table 3

Details of the final 17 items of the ASAS HI

Summary statisticsPerson-Separation Indexχ2 ProbabilityItem location (mean±SD)Item fit residual (mean±SD)Person location (mean±SD)Person Fit residual (mean±SD)
ASAS Health Index (final 17 items)0.820.730.0±1.80.0±1.20.0±1.8−0.3±0.7
CategoriesDifficulty levelFit residualχ2 probabilityκ agreementICFOrigin
Pain−3.3−0.90.770.6b280Patient proposal
Maintaining a body position−1.3−0.50.670.7d415NHP, DFI, BASFI (adapted)
Moving around−2.8−1.10.20.8d455DFI (adapted)
Toileting1.61.80.20.6d530RAQoL
Energy and drive−1.9−0.30.40.8b130Patient proposal
Motivation−1.20.20.30.7b1301MSQoL
Sexual functions0.60.70.90.9b640Patient proposal
Driving2.0−0.60.80.8d475Patient proposal
Community life1.8−0.80.70.8d910NHP
Moving around3.30.74.70.7d455HAQ-S (adapted)
Handling stress0.1−0.42.10.7d240RAQoL
Recreation and leisure0.4−1.57.20.7d920Proposal
Emotional functions−1.2−1.55.30.8b152RAQoL, ASQoL
Washing oneself1.81.62.80.4d510ASQoL, HAQ (adapted)
Economic self-sufficiency−0.012.22.90.8d870Environmental Status Scale (adapted)
Sleep−1.22.14.90.8b134NHP, RAQoL
Handling stress1.2−0.51.00.6d240GHQ (adapted)
  • ASAS HI, Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society Health Index; ASQol, Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; DFI, Dougados Functional Index; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; HAQ-S, Health Assessment Questionnaire; ICF, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; MSQoL, Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Inventory; NHP, Nottingham Health Profile; RAQoL, Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life.