Frequency of importance scores for 20 Health Assessment Questionnaire activities of daily living (HAQ ADLs) (n=25 in each group)
| ADL | Health professionals | Patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Non-arthritic controls | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Dress | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| Shampoo hair | 0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Rise (chair) | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Rise (bed) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| Cut meat | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
| Lift cup | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| Open carton | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Walk (flat) | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| Stairs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Wash body | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| Bath | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| On/off toilet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Reach up | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Reach down | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Open car door | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Open jars | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Turn taps | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Shops | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||
| In/out car | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Chores | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Total | 32 | 128 | 156 | 184 | 49 | 67 | 143 | 241 | 21 | 33 | 98 | 348 | ||
| Proportion of group (%) | 6.4 | 25.6 | 31.2 | 36.8 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 28.6 | 48.2 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 19.6 | 69.6 | ||
0 = not at all important; 1 = a little important; 2 = quite important; 3 = very important.