ARCHETYPE Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.karnofsky_index.v1)

ARCHETYPE IDopenEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.karnofsky_index.v1
ConceptKarnofsky Performance Status Scale
DescriptionA scale used by clinical personnel to record symptom-related Not to be used to record examination results.
Use

Used to record symptom-relatedlimitations of activity, self-care and self-determination of cancer patients, to:

  • assess how a patient's disease is progressing;
  • assess how the disease affects the daily living abilities of the patient; and
  • determine appropriate treatment and prognosis.
MisuseNot to be used to record examination results.
PurposeTo record symptom-related limitations of activity, self-care and self-determination of cancer patients.
ReferencesDA Karnofsky, JH. Burchenal: The Clinical Evaluation of Chemotherapeutic Agents in Cancer. In: CM MacLeod (Hrsg.): Evaluation of Chemotherapeutic Agents. Columbia Univ Press, 1949, S. 196.
AuthorsAuthor name: Eva-Maria Rieß
Organisation: University Medical Center Goettingen
Email: eva-maria.riess@med.uni-goettingen.de
Date originally authored: 2019-05-21
Other Details LanguageAuthor name: Eva-Maria Rieß
Organisation: University Medical Center Goettingen
Email: eva-maria.riess@med.uni-goettingen.de
Date originally authored: 2019-05-21
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  • Licence: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.
  • Custodian Organisation: HiGHmed
  • References: DA Karnofsky, JH. Burchenal: The Clinical Evaluation of Chemotherapeutic Agents in Cancer. In: CM MacLeod (Hrsg.): Evaluation of Chemotherapeutic Agents. Columbia Univ Press, 1949, S. 196.
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  • Original Publisher: HiGHmed
  • Custodian Namespace: org.highmed
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  • Revision: 1.0.3
Keywordsperformance status, oncology, Karnowsky, rehab, rehabilitation, KPS, Scale
Lifecyclepublished
UIDd9133d7c-0200-4207-a518-3dbfeea2f569
Language useden
Citeable Identifier1246.145.402
Revision Number1.0.3
data
Performance StatusPerformance Status: Symptom-related limitations of activity, self-care and self-determination of cancer patients.
0: Dead [Patient died.]
10: Moribund [Fatal processes progressing rapidly.]
20: Very sick [Hospital treatment and supportive procedures are required.]
30: Severely disabled [Hospital admission is indicated although death not imminent.]
40: Disabled [Patient requires special care and assistance.]
50: Requires occasional assistance [Patient requires considerable assistance and frequent medical care.]
60: Requires occasional assistance [Patient requires occasional assistance, but is able to care for most of his personal needs. ]
70: Cares for self [Patient is unable to carry on normal activity or to do active work.]
80: Normal activity with effort [Patient has some signs or symptoms of disease.]
90: Able to carry on normal activity [Patient has minor signs or symptoms of disease.]
100: Normal no complaints [No evidence of disease.]
CommentComment: Additional narrative about symptom-related limitations of activity, self-supply and self-determination not captured in other fields.
events
Any eventAny event: Default, unspecified point in time or interval event which may be explicitly defined in a template or at run-time.
Other contributors
Translators
  • English: Eva-Maria Rieß, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, eva-maria.riess@med.uni-goettingen.de