The scale evaluates physical functioning, work status, depression, anxiety, sleep, pain, stiffness, fatigue, and well-being.
Quality of Life – Short-Form 36 : evaluates physical functioning, physical and emotional role limitations, vitality, mental health, social functioning, body pain, general health and health transition (Sharples et al, 2000 ; Basnov et al, 2009 ).
The KOOS questionnaire evaluates physical function in a variety of daily activities, and has an extensive subscale (KOOS-ADL, 17 items) devoted to evaluate physical function compared to the pain-subscale (KOOS-PS, 10 items).
22, 30, 31 Performance-based measures are required since it evaluates physical function in a more objective way, provides higher test sensitivity, and executes real effort from participants to perform a variety of tasks.
These include a global health status/QoL scale and five functional scales evaluating physical functioning, role functioning, emotional functioning, cognitive functioning, and social functioning.
The following QOL domains were evaluated: Physical Functioning, Role Physical, Bodily Pain, General Health, Vitality, Social Functioning, Role Emotional, and Mental Health.
In this study, the following dimensions were evaluated: physical functioning, physical role, vitality, social functioning, emotional role, and mental health.
In order to evaluate physical functioning after THA, several physician-based and self-reported questionnaires are in use.
The Medical Outcomes Trust Short Form-36 Health SurVersionrsion 1.0) (SF-36) [ 33] was used to evaluate Physical Functioning, General Health and Vitality domains of HRQoL.
The ADL self-performance ratings in section G of the MDS version 2.0 have been used to evaluate physical functioning in the LTC facility [ 26, 31].
Performance status scales, such as the KPS introduced in 1949, are widely accepted tools to evaluate physical functioning of cancer patients.
