Name
Myelopathy disability index.
Source Article
Casey
ATH, Bland
JM, Crockard HA. Development of a functional scoring system for
rheumatoid arthritis patients with cervical myelopathy. Ann Rheum Dis
1996;55:901-906.
Descrition
A functional scoring system for rheumatoid arthritis patients with cervical myelopathy developed by Casey et al. in 1996. Myelopathy Disability Index is the reduced form of the well-known and well-accepted Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire. The questionnaire was constituted by systematically removing those questions with a low variance, from the self administered original full version of Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire.
Structure / Content
There are 10 questions. Each question is scored 0 thru 3:
Without ANY difficulty= 0 point
With SOME difficulty= 1 point
With MUCH difficulty= 2 points
Unable to do=3 points
PLEASE TICK THE
ONE IN RESPONSE WHICH BEST DESCRIBES YOUR USUAL ABILITIES OVER THE PAST
WEEK
Rising are
you able to:
Stand
up from an armless straight chair?
Get in and
out of bed?
Eating are you
able to:
Cut
your meat?
Lift a full
cup or glass to your mouth?
Walking are
you able
to:
Walk
outdoors on flat ground?
Climb
up five steps?
Hygiene are
you able
to:
Wash
and dry your entire body?
Get on and
off the toilet?
Grip are you
able to:
Open
jars which have previously been opened?
Activities are you
able to:
Get in
and out
of
car?
Scoring Method
Total score = Range 0-30. The final score is expressed as a percentage.
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