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AUSCAN^© 3.1 Index
Australian/Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index

The AUSCAN^© Index is a self-administered questionnaire that assesses the three dimensions of pain, disability and joint stiffness in hand osteoarthritis using a battery of 15 questions. Scaled on 5-point Likert, 100mm Visual Analog and 11-box Numerical Rating Scales, the AUSCAN^© 3.1 is a valid, reliable and responsive measure of outcome. The index has been subject to validation studies which have addressed the following clinimetric issues:

Reliability - stability, internal consistency
Validity - face, content, construct
Responsiveness

Consulting services are available from Professor Bellamy, to support use of the AUSCAN^© Index. These services include advice regarding clinical trial design, selection of AUSCAN^© Index measurement versions and scaling formats, parameters for sample size estimation based on the AUSCAN^© Index, and AUSCAN^© data interpretation with respect to the clinical importance of both the response achieved and the health state attained.

AUSCAN^© 3.1 User Guide

Use of the AUSCAN^© 3.1 Index is supported by the latest version of the User Guide. The AUSCAN^© User Guide III contains information about index derivation, specific clinimetric issues, formatting, index presentation, and score calculation.

COUNTRY:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
     - French
     - Flemish
Canada
     - English
     - French
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungry
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Korea
Lebanon
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia

South Africa
     - Afrikaans
     - English
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
USA
     - English
     - Spanish

AUSCAN^© 3.1 for the USA is available in English and Spanish. The Spanish version has been adapted for Hispanic Americans of both linguistic origins. Both the AUSCAN^© 3.1 English for USA and the AUSCAN^© 3.1 Spanish for USA are available in 5-point Likert scaling format.

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Page last updated; September 2010

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