BASDAI disease activity questionnaire and spinal pain VAS
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)
tests per year, UK, when deciding on biological treatment
“For medicines recommended as options in NICE technology appraisal guidance for treating active ankylosing spondylitis in adults, if the condition has a Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) score of 4 units or more and a spinal visual analogue scale (VAS) of 4 cm or more”
NICE NG65, Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management, recommendations, 2017-02
- Kind of source
- Clinical guideline
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Patient-completed scores that set eligibility for biologics (a BASDAI of 4 or more).
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.