Person's ADL Performance Status
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A Person's ADL Performance Status is a well-being measure based on activities of daily life.
- See: Dose Adjustment.
References
2015
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2432463
- QUOTE: Patient PS is one of the most central factors in cancer care. It plays a role both in shaping prognosis and in determining the best treatment for a patient with cancer. Performance status is a score that estimates the patient’s ability to perform certain activities of daily living (ADLs) without the help of others. These ADLs include basic activities such as getting dressed, eating, and bathing, as well as more complex activities such as cleaning the house and working a regular job.
There are 2 widely used scales for PS. The most commonly used is typically referred to as the Zubrod or ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) scale. This scale ranges from 0 to 4, with 0 being fully functional and asymptomatic, and 4 being bedridden. The other scale sometimes used is the Karnofsky scale. This scale ranges from 10 (moribund) to 100 (no limitations). ...
- QUOTE: Patient PS is one of the most central factors in cancer care. It plays a role both in shaping prognosis and in determining the best treatment for a patient with cancer. Performance status is a score that estimates the patient’s ability to perform certain activities of daily living (ADLs) without the help of others. These ADLs include basic activities such as getting dressed, eating, and bathing, as well as more complex activities such as cleaning the house and working a regular job.
2014
- https://ncihub.org/app/site/resources/2014/03/00115/performance-status-img.jpg
- QUOTE: ... Performance status attempts to quantify the general well-being of cancer and other patients. The score measures their ability to perform activities of daily life and is used to determine whether patients can receive certain treatments and whether dose adjustment is necessary. ...
- QUOTE: ... Performance status attempts to quantify the general well-being of cancer and other patients. The score measures their ability to perform activities of daily life and is used to determine whether patients can receive certain treatments and whether dose adjustment is necessary. ...