Table 1 The results from the three steps (Fig. 1) were merged to create a Swedish short form of the HAL.

From: Development of a short form of the Swedish version of the Hemophilia Activities List

HAL domains

Rasch

EITC

Patiens view

Swedish HAL,

short form

“lyingdown/sitting/kneeling/standing”

3.

8.

1.

6.

7.

1.

2.

3.

5.

1.

3.

“function of the legs”

9.

12.

13.

15.

9.

14.

16.

12.

14.

15.

9.

12.

14.

15.

“function of the arms”

18.

20.

“use of transportation”

24.

24.

23.

24.

“self-care”

25.

25.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

25.

“household tasks”

30.

32.

33.

34.

34.

30.

31.

32.

33.

30.

32.

33.

34.

“leisure activities and sports”

36.

37.

38.

40.

41.

37.

38.

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37.

38.

  1. Shown is the 3 different methods and a summary of the 14 items included in the final short form of the Swedish HAL. The bold numbers are the questions that remained in the Swedish short form of HAL.
  2. Significant values are in (italics).