Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index flow

Introduction

The Simple clinical colitis activity index (SCCAI) is a diagnostic tool and questionnaire used to assess the severity of symptoms in people who suffer from ulcerative colitis[1].

The score is determined by asking the person with colitis questions regarding:

• Bowel frequency at day/night
• Urgency of defecation
• Blood in stool
• General health
• Extracolonic manifestations

The Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index flow contains the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) questionnaire and associated calculation. After form submission, the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index calculation is executed automatically. It's easy to extend this flow with conditional logic based on the interpretation of the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index calculation.

Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) questionnaire

Questions and Scoring

The SCCAI questionniare in Awell consists of the following questions:‍

1. Bowel frequency (day)
2. Bowel frequency (night)
3. Urgency of defecation
4. Blood in stool
5. General well-being
6. Joint pain / arthroplasty (extracolonic feature)
7. Eye problems / uveitis (extracolonic feature)
8. Deep skin problems / erythema nodosum (extracolonic feature)
9. Surface skin problems / pyoderma gangrenosum (extracolonic feature)

Click here to see an English example of the SCCAI.

Interpretation

The higher the score, the more active the disease.

References

[1] Walmsley, R S; Ayres, R C S; Pounder, R E; Allan, R N (1998). "A simple clinical colitis activity index". Gut. 43 (1): 29–32. doi:10.1136/gut.43.1.29