>Steve and Jeff,
>
>I have sent a scanned image of the actual PSFS form to you privately due
>to it's
>size (~83K).
>
>For anyone else interested in the general group, I would be happy to send the
>form to you as well.
>
>The source and validation report is: Chatman AB, et al: The Patient-Specific
>Functional Scale: Measurement properties in patients with knee dysfunction.
>Phys Ther. 1997; 77(8): 820-829.
>
>Like any measurement scale, the PSFS doesn't fit all situations (such as
>demented patients) but it has proven very useful for us. It has only been
>formally validated for use with knee and back patients, but it has sufficient
>face validity to carry it across widespread diagnoses and age groups.
>Additionally, it has forced us to stay focussed on what the *patient* deems to
>be important outcomes, progress and goals.
>
>Mark E
>
Hi Mark,
Can you send me one a form.
Thank You
Charlotte
>--
>Mark R Eliason, PT
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>Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
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