| ARCHETYPE ID | openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.karnofsky_index.v1 |
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| Concept | Karnofsky Performance Status Scale |
| Description | A 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:
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| Misuse | Not to be used to record examination results. |
| Purpose | To record symptom-related limitations of activity, self-care and self-determination of cancer patients. |
| 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. |
| Authors | Author 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 Language | Author 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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| Keywords | performance status, oncology, Karnowsky, rehab, rehabilitation, KPS, Scale |
| Lifecycle | published |
| UID | d9133d7c-0200-4207-a518-3dbfeea2f569 |
| Language used | en |
| Citeable Identifier | 1246.145.402 |
| Revision Number | 1.0.3 |
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| Performance Status | Performance 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.] |
| Comment | Comment: Additional narrative about symptom-related limitations of activity, self-supply and self-determination not captured in other fields. |
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| Any event | Any event: Default, unspecified point in time or interval event which may be explicitly defined in a template or at run-time. |
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