Hornef et al developed a modified Karnofsky performance scale for patients with AIDS called the Clinical Performance Scale (CPS). This can be used to evaluate a patient over time. The authors are from Universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Parameters:
(1) clinical state
(2) disability in activities of daily living (ADL)
(3) other disease manifestations
Clinical State
Disability
Other Manifestations
Grade
excellent
completely independent
none or minor
6
good
largely independent
mild to moderate
5
fair
limited
moderate to major
4
poor, oriented with normal consciousness
disabled, hospitalized
major
3
very poor, not oriented
severely disabled, bedfast
NA
2
stupor or coma
NA
NA
1
dead
NA
NA
0
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