Prevalence of Abuse Among Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

In 2012 Giraldo-Rodríguez developed and validated the Geriatric Mistreatment Scale (GAS), prior to its application, translation, cultural adaptation, and validation were performed.

The HAQ is based on five patient-centered dimensions: disability, pain, medication effects, costs of care, and mortality

DASS-21 is a set of three self-report scales designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress. Each of the three DASS-21 scales contains 7 items, divided into subscales with similar content

Brief Resilient Coping Scale is a 4-item measure designed to capture tendencies to cope with stress in a highly adaptive manner

WHOQOL-BREF is a 26-item instrument consisting of four domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental health; it also contains QOL and general health items

RAPID- 3 measures: function, pain, and patient global estimate of status. Each of the 3 individual measures is scored 0 to 10, for a total of 30

The BFI-10 is a 10-item scale measuring the Big Five personality traits Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Openness.

Family APGAR questionnaire is used to evaluate family function, in the context of family medical care