Preferred Label : Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index Version 3.1 Visual
Analog Scale Format Questionnaire;
NCIt synonyms : WOMAC Index Version 3.1 Visual Analog Scale Format;
NCIt related terms : WOMAC VA 3.1 INDEX; WOMAC3;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by Nicholas Bellamy with the Western Ontario
and McMaster Universities in 1982, which is used to assess pain, stiffness, and physical
function in patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis. The questionnaire contains
24 items which are divided into 3 subscales: pain, stiffness and physical function.
This version of the questionnaire uses the 100mm visual analog scaling format.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index Version 3.1
Visual Analog Scale Format (WOMAC VA 3.1) (Bellamy N. WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index User
Guide. Version V. Brisbane, Australia 2002; WOMAC 3.1 User Guide XI; WOMAC is a registered
trade-mark. Copyright 2008. Prof Nicholas Bellamy. All Rights Reserved).;
Origin ID : C122386;
UMLS CUI : C4053846;
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