Table 1

Summary of activity indices used for ulcerative colitis

Index
Year
Also known as
References

Clinical/biomedical



Truelove &Witts'
1955

3
Powell Tuck
1978
St Mark's Index
4
Rachmilewitz
1988
Clinical Activity Index (CAI)
7
Lichtiger
1990
Modified Truelove &Witts' Severity Index
8
Seo
1992
Activity index (AI)
9
Walmsley
1998
Simple Clinical Colitis Index (SCCAI)
10
Feagan
2005
Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Score (UCCS)
14

Composite (clinical and endoscopic)



Schroeder
1987
Mayo score, Disease Activity Index (DAI)
5
Sutherland
1987
Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index (UCDAI)
6

Evaluation



Physician's Global Evaluation
1993
PGA
11
Investigator's Global Evaluation
1998

12
Individual Symptom Score
2002

13
Patient Defined Remission
2005

19

Quality of life



Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire

IBDQ
15
Short-form 36

SF36
39

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