The seven domains included in the preliminary RAID score, corresponding instruments and the weight attributed to each domain by 505 patients
Domain | Questionnaire | Mean (SD) weight/100 | Median (IQR) weight/100 | Ranked weight/100 |
Pain | NRS | 21 (23) | 12 (12–24) | 21 |
Pain questions of SF36 | ||||
Function | NRS | 19 (16) | 15 (7–24) | 16 |
HAQ | ||||
Modified HAQ | ||||
Fatigue | NRS | 17 (15) | 12 (6–24) | 15 |
Emotional well-being | NRS | 12 (14) | 12 (0–17) | 12 |
Sleep | NRS | 11 (12) | 12 (0–18) | 12 |
MOS sleep disturbance subscale | ||||
Coping | NRS | 11 (12) | 12 (0–18) | 12 |
Coping questionnaire | ||||
Physical well-being | NRS | 9 (12) | 7 (0–12) | 12 |
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; MOS, Medical Outcome Study subscale (4 questions); NRS, numerical rating scale; Coping questionnaire: 20 questions derived from a validated coping questionnaire.42
Weights are expressed as linearly transformed to a 0–100 range. The ranked weight was obtained by analysing the relative ranks of importance, then linearly transforming the result to a 0–100 scale.