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Each scale is scored separately from 0 (lowest level of function) to 100 (highest level of function).
The total score can range from 0 (highest level of function) to 50 (lowest level of function).
The "best imaginable health state" represents individuals who report that they are experiencing the highest level of function for the 5 conditions.
Note that state 1 is the highest state in the poset, as it has the highest level of functioning for all five cognitive functions.
The scales were scored from 0 (lowest level of functioning) to 100 (highest level of functioning).
Each domain scores from 0 (lowest level of functioning) to 100 (highest level of functioning).
Individuals are scored according to their highest level of functioning in that category.
The PAS includes a 'general' scale that measures the highest level of functioning attained by the individual before becoming ill.
Responses are scored on a 7-point Likert scale, in which 7 corresponds to the highest level of functioning.
Patients are scored according to their highest level of functioning across 8 domains with a summary score ranging from 0 (low function, dependent) to 8 (high function, independent).
Respondents are then classified into one of 243 (3) health states, with the best imaginable health state representing someone who reports the highest level of functioning in each domain.
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