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Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (PsAQoL)

The PsAQoL is a disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure of quality of life impact in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory condition affecting joints and skin. Developed by McKenna and Doherty in 1997, PsAQoL comprises 20 items assessing the multidimensional impact of PsA on physical function, emotional well-being, work productivity, and social participation. PsAQoL captures the patient's lived experience of the disease, complementing clinical disease activity measures (CRP, joint counts) and providing a holistic view of treatment benefit in PsA research and practice.

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  1. Soderlin MK, Bergman S. Psychometric properties of the Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQoL) instrument: Rasch analysis. Arthritis Care Research. 2011;63(11):1589-1595. DOI: 10.1002/acr.20583
  2. McKenna F, Doherty M. PsAQoL: a quality of life instrument for psoriatic arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1997;15(6):630-634. link

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ScholarGatePsoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Scale). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/rheumatology/psaqol