Rheumatoid Arthritis - Follow-up Form
The scale below is used to assess rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. This form can help your physician effectively target problems you may be experiencing. By completing the form on a regular basis, it can also be used to determine the effectiveness of treatment. Answer all the questions as they pertain to the last 7 days.
Symptoms
| Pain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | No pain | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Extreme pain |
| Fatigue | |||
| State of fatigue | No fatigue | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Extreme fatigue |
| Stiffness | |||
| Morning stiffness | No stiffness | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Extreme stiffness |
| Lasts on average | __________h __________min | ||
| Overall assessment of the last week | |||
| Taking all symptoms into consideration, this week has been: | Great | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Extremely difficult |
| Location of pain | Activities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check the boxes that correspond to where you have joint pain. | In this section, tell us whether you were able to perform the activities listed below, and rate their degree of difficulty. | |||||
 | 0: Easy 1: Somewhat difficult 2: Very difficult 3: Not possible | |||||
| Stand in line for 15 minutes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Move a heavy object | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Do housecleaning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Carry out daily tasks | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Walk on even ground | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Sit down and get up | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Go up and down stairs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Open the car door | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Grab an object above your head | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Lift a heavy object | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Treatment
| Regular medication | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of medication: | _______________________________________________________ | ||
| Name of medication: | _______________________________________________________ | ||
| Name of medication: | _______________________________________________________ | ||
| Name of medication: | _______________________________________________________ | ||
| Occasional medication | |||
| Name of medication: | _______________________________________________________ | ||
| Efficacy of the medication: | Absolutely no relief from symptoms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Complete relief from symptoms |
| Name of medication: | _______________________________________________________ | ||
| Efficacy of the medication: | Absolutely no relief from symptoms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Complete relief from symptoms |
| Side effects | |||
| ☐ No side effects | |||
| ☐ Side effects (what were they?): ________________________________________________________________ | |||
| ____________________________________________________________________________________________ | |||
Goals
| Improving symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| I would like to see an improvement of the following symptoms: | |||
| ☐ Pain | ☐ Fatigue | ☐ Morning stiffness | ☐ Other: _________________ |
| Improving activities | |||
| I would like to perform the following activities with more ease: | |||
| ☐ Getting in and out of the car | ☐ Doing my chores | ||
| ☐ Getting in and out of bed | ☐ Dressing myself | ||
| ☐ Exercising | ☐ Going up and down stairs | ||
| ☐ Doing groceries | ☐ Taking walks | ||
| ☐ Other: _____________________________________ | |||
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