Hi Muna
I can't define the simiilarities and differences, but I am interested in
finding out more information on them. I wonder if you mean the Karnofsky
Performance Status Scale?
The references I have for this one are:
Karnofsky DA et al (1948) The use of nitrogen mustards in the palliative
treatment of carcinoma Cancer 1, 634 - 56.
Ganz PA et al (1988) Estimating the quality of life in a clinical trial of
patients with metastatic lung cancer using the Karnofsky performance scale
and the Functional Living Index - Cancer. Cancer 61, 849 - 856
O'Brien BJ et al (1993) Relationship betweeen functional status and
health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction Med Care 31, 950
- 955.
It's discussd, with more references, in Bowling A (1997) Measuring Health -
A review of quality of life measurement scales. 2nd Edition, Open University
Press, Buckingham, and in her other book Bowling A (1995) Measuring Disease.
Open University Press, Buckingham
I hadn't heard of the Kohlman Scale, so I did a quick search on Pubmed, the
online version of Medline, http://www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ , and found
several papers that refer to the Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills. Is
this the one you mean?
Here they are ...
Davis J, Kutter CJ. Independent living skills and posttraumatic stress
disorder in women who are homeless: implications for future practice.Am J
Occup Ther. 1998 Jan;52(1):39-44.
Rockwood K, Joyce B, Stolee P. Use of goal attainment scaling in measuring
clinically important change in cognitive rehabilitation patients.J Clin
Epidemiol. 1997 May;50(5):581-8.
I realise this isn't exactly what you asked for, if you have more
information on them, I'd be interested in it.
Good luck with your search
Ralph
Ralph Hammond MCSP
Professional Adviser
Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
14 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4ED
UK
Tel: 020 7306 6636
Fax: 020 7306 6611
Web: www.csp.org.uk
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> Hello everyone, I'm looking for some information on a functional activity
> measurement method called Karnasky Performance Scale , or Kohlman Scale,
> Can
> someone define similarities and differences between both. I really
> appreciate
> it.
> Thanks
>
> Muna
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