Patient Activity Scale II (PAS II) for RA

PAS II = (A × 3.33 + B + C) / 3, where A = Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index II (HAQ-II), calculated by averaging selected points from table below. B = Pain Visual Analog Scale (ask patient to rate pain on a scale of 0-10, where 10 is the worst pain imaginable). C = Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (ask patient to rate how well they are doing in the past week considering all the ways their disease affects them on a scale of 0-10, where 10 is the worst). Variable Points Is the patient able to: Stand up from a straight chair Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Walk outdoors on flat ground Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Get on and off the toilet Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Reach and get down a 5-pound object (such as a bag of sugar) from just above the head Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Open car doors Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Do outside work (such as yard work) Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Wait in a line for 15 minutes Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Lift heavy objects Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Move heavy objects Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3 Go up 2 or more flights of stairs Without any difficulty 0 With some difficulty 1 With much difficulty 2 Unable 3