In Indonesia arthritis has become important non-comunicable disease.The following research aimed at assessing physical disabilities of arthritis patients living in Tangkura village,Poso District,Central Celebes,Indonesia.156 registered patients in Tangkura Primary Health Care Centre were the participants.Data were collected using HAQ 20-Item Disability Scale.The result shows that most of the respondents able to perform all 20 items of functional activities.However,there were also 40 participants not able to perform at all 1 or more activitity.The item that the participant perform less was the activity of grip(0,60] and other activities(gardening,0,74).Further,there were 25 category of individual according to total individual HAQ-DI value.Most were in the range value of 0,0-0,5(n=129); >0,5 s/d 1,0(n=20); and in between >1,0 s/d 1,4(n=7).We found that women and elderly(≥75 years)has higher HAQ-DI(0,57; n=20)for women and(0,50; n=12)for elderly,respectively.Those categorized as "not having job" and low education were found to have the highest HAQ-DI(0,30; n=7).Interestingly,balinese ethnic living in the region have the highest HAQ-DI of 0,41;n=18).To those categorized as having uric acid of ≥7 mg/dl,the highest HAQ-DI was man(0,32; n=19).Importantly,comorbid with other non-infective diseases increases the disability significantly.