The effectiveness of the clinical self-assessment (MHAQ) compared with other clinical and laboratory tests used to monitor the activity of rheumatoid arthritis by consensus analysis.

Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is difficult to measure objectively. Both clinical and laboratory measures were evaluated by the statistical method of consensus analysis. In the literature, laboratory tests as a group have proved more effective; however, studies did not include self-assessment questionnaires.