Clinical Disease Activity Index
- To be used by Diagnosed patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis only.
- To be used under professional advise and guidance.
- Adapted from https://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/quality/CDAI.pdf into a self calculating version by arthritiscare.co.in
Institute of Rheumatology and Pain - www. arthritiscare.co.in
CLINICAL DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX - CDAI in RA
Please look for swollen or painful tender joints and mark them 1 for Yes & 0 for No. Diagram illustrates the joints involved.
Joint
SWOLLEN TENDER/PAINFUL
RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT
Shoulder
Elbow
Wrist
MCP 1
MCP 2
MCP 3
MCP 4
MCP 5
PIP 1
PIP 2
PIP 3
PIP 4
PIP 5
Knee
Total Number of Swollen Joints SJC
Total Number of Painful/Tender joints TJC
Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity On the Scale of 1-10 rate how are you doing with your Arthritis.
PTGA
Provider Global Assessment of Disease Activity On the Scale of 1-10 rate how are you doing with your Arthritis.
PGA
CDAI Score Interpretation of Disease Activity YOUR CDAI