KOOS
KOOS: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Measurable knee-related quality of life The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is a 42-item tool for evaluation of knee-specific health that was developed in 1998. With its 5 dimensions (pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport/recreation function and knee-related quality of life) and the […]
SF-12
SF-12 Assessment of physical and mental health status The Short Form 12 Health Survey is a validated 12-item-tool for generic evaluation of patient quality of life. Over eight different domains, it evalues general physical and mental health status. It is the shorter version of the SF-36 questionnaire. The questionnaire items in the SF-12 […]
Physical Function Short Form HOOS
Physical Function Short Form (HOOS) An abbreviated evaluation of hip-associated health status The Physical Function Short Form of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS-PS) is a highly abbreviated but valid version of the longer original that focuses on the functional assessment of hip-associated health problems. With 5 questions, it is one […]
Scoliosis Research Society Score
Scoliosis Research Society Score (SRS 22r) Evaluating patient’s condition in idiopathic scoliosis – developed by the world’s largest scoliosis association The SRS-22r is a validated questionnaire intended to assess outcomes in patients with idiopathic scoliosis after spinal surgery. The first version, developed by the Scoliosis Research Society in 1999, had 24 items, and […]
WHOQOL-BREF
WHO-QOL-BREF Instrument for assessing general quality of life The World Health Organisation Quality of Life BREF (WHO-QOL-BREF) is a validated tool for general quality of life assessment whose development was based on the WHOQOL-100 – a 100-item-version for quality of life evaluation. The 26 included items cover 4 main domains: physical quality of […]
SF-36
SF-36/VR-36 Detailed evaluation of mental and physical health related quality of life The SF-36 questionnaire is a validated tool for generic evaluation of patients’ physical and mental health. Its 36 items cover multiple dimensions, such as physical functioning, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning and mental health. Owing to the high number […]
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) A license-free low back pain evaluation tool The Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) is a validated 24-item instrument that assesses physical disability due to low back pain. The items concentrate on a limited range of physical ability as well as activities of daily living. It has been applied […]
PROMIS 29
PROMIS 29 29 selected PROMIS items to evaluate health related quality of life In 2004, the U.S. National Institutes of Health initiated the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) as part of a wider project towards a more efficient and productive medical research system. The task of PROMIS was to develop and validate […]