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Gout Life Impact Assessment

Gout Life Impact Assessment Questions 1-4 of 12

You know the impact gout has on your life during a flare. Answer the following 12 questions and click the “Submit” button for a measure of the many other ways gout affects your life. You may be surprised at the results.


  1. How many gout attacks have you had in the past year?


  1. On average, how long do you need to stay home after a gout attack comes?
A few hours
Most of a day
1 day
2 days
3 days
4-5 days
6-7 days
More than 7 days

  1. On average, how many days of work (inside or outside the home) do you lose when you have a flare?


  1. On average, how many days after the initial, most painful, phase of a gout attack are you bothered in some way by your gout attack (things such as pain, lack of movement, sleep loss, mood changes, reduced ability to do recreation and work activities)?
1 day
2 days
3 days
4-5 days
6-7 days
8-10 days
More than 10 days
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