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Radboud Skills Questionnaire (RASQ)

The RASQ outcome measure RASQ-pc describes items related to personal hygiene, getting dressed and eating/drinking. RASQ-da describes items related to housekeeping, meal preparation and taking care of clothes. RASQ-ra contains items related to sports and hobbies and RASQ-sa items related to going out, on holiday/vacation and playing with children or pets. The RASQ-oi score describes items related to communication (e.g. writing and typing) and transportation (bicycle, car, public). The RASQ-w score refers to performing occupation (excluding household activities). For each item, subjects score from 1 (normal) to 5
(not done anymore) and for each outcome measure a mean across the various items is calculated, with a lower mean score representing better functioning.

Radiographic Scoring of Subtalar Osteoarthritis

The severity of subtalar arthritis can be graded based on the radiographic appearance

Rand Mental Health Inventory - Dutch Version

Rand Mental Health Inventory - English Version

The 37 measures in the mental health inventory are part of the 116 core measures of function and wellbeing from the Medical Outcomes Study, a two-year study of patients with chronic conditions.

Rankin Scale for Stroke Disability (see also Modified Rankin Scale)
Staff-completed 5-point scale measuring outcome in terms of disability and amount of assistance required

Rapid Assessment of Disease Activity in Rhematologic Disease (RADAR)

A brief self administered questionnaire, designed to provide valid, interpretable clinical information of patients with RA. The RADAR questionnaire contains five questions relevant to disease activity (arthritis activity today; arthritis activity over the past six months; arthritis pain today; duration of morning stiffness; and joint tenderness today). From these five questions an index can be calculated, the so-called Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI)

Rapid Disability Rating Scale

Rapid Disability Rating Scale can be used to assess the level of patient disability especially in the elderly. It is useful for monitoring over time to see if the patient is improving stable or worsening

Rappaport Disability Rating Scale

Rappport et al developed a disability rating scale for patients who have had severe head injury with coma. This can help evaluate a patient's level of disability and monitor rehabilitation into the community. The authors are from the University of California in San Francisco and the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose

Rehabilitation Activities Profile
Staff-completed multi-disciplinary functional assessment covering mobility, communications, personal care, occupation, and relationships. 2 level assessment, first: global, second: in-depth examination of any disabilities or handicaps identified. Patient-perceived problems recorded and information gathered by semi-structured interview with patient; proxies and observation also used. Measurement is on a 4-point scale for severity.

Rehabilitation Index

The Rehabilitation Index is a measure of the resources that a person has to aid in his or her response to injury and to be rehabilitated as much as possible

Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI)

Wood-Daughnee et al developed the Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI) to evaluate the global function status of a patient during rehabilitation. The instrument can be used to evaluate the degree to which the patient has been able to return to a normal life. The authors are from McGill University and Montreal General Hospital

Relative Fracture Risk using Baseline Densitometry Values 

A patient's relative risk for fracture doubles for each 10-12% decrease in bone densitometry.

Resumption of Activities of Daily Living Scale (RADL)

Patient-completed, percentage-rating scale measuring perceptions of recovery and using individual's customary level of functioning as the benchmark. 12 items cover broad areas affected by back injury (including sleeping, sexual activities, chores, travelling, employment). Summed score is divided by the number of items completed (minimum required 9/12)

Rheumatoid and Arthritis Outcome Score

RAOS consists of 5 subscales; Pain, other Symptoms, Function in daily
living (ADL), Function in sport and recreation (Sport/Rec) and knee related
Quality of life (QOL). The last week is taken into consideration when
answering the questions. Standardized answer options are given (5 Likert
boxes) and each question gets a score from 0 to 4. A normalized score (100
indicating no symptoms and 0 indicating extreme symptoms) is calculated for
each subscale. The result can be plotted as an outcome profile

Rheumatoid Hand Functional Disability Scale

Patient / Staff-completed questionnaire assessing patients? perception of functional difficulty in daily activities involving common objects (e.g. fork, toothbrush). 18 items each scored on 6 point scale giving score range of 0-90. Type of scale used allows comparison of patient's disabilities

Riley Infant Pain Scale

The Riley Infant Pain Scale was developed at Riley Hospital for Children in Indiana. It is intended to assess pain in preverbal infants. It was adapted from the Pain Rating Scale used at Riley Hospital

Risk Factors for Death or Severe Disability in Comatose Patients
The presence of certain risk factors in comatose patients shortly after the onset of coma is associated with poor outcome (severe disability or mortality) within 2 months. Patient evaluation is performed on day 3 after onset of coma

Risk Factors for Severe Postoperative Pain (Thomas)

Thomas et al identified risk factors associated with post-operative pain. This can help identify patients who may benefit from closer monitoring or more aggressive analgesic use. The authors are from Darlinghurst Australia

Rivermead ADL Assessment

Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI)

Staff-completed questionnaire to measure mobility disability after head injury and stroke. Comprises 14 questions (activities scored range from turning over in bed to running) and 1 direct observation of standing for 10 seconds. Each answer is scored Yes = 1 and No = 0, giving a total maximum score of 14. Lower scores indicate greater mobility disability

Rivermead Motor Assessment (RMA)
Staff-completed scaled assessment divided into (1) 16 self-care activities, (2) 15 household items, sub-divided into cooking/shopping (9 items) and laundry and cleaning (6 items). Scoring based on cumulative model with hierarchical scaling, scored 1-3 points, dependent, independent - but requires verbal supervision, independent. Criteria for assessment of each item clearly indicated. Assessment terminated after three consecutive failures

Rockport One Mile Walking Field Test  Equation
The Rockport Walking Test is a field test which involves the endurance walking of 1 mile over a level terrain. It provides a valid sub-maximum assessment for estimating maximum oxygen uptake. It was developed at the Department of Exercise Science of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) aka Roland Morris Activity Scale
Patient-completed questionnaire consisting of 24 statements derived from the Sickness Impact Profile, with the addition of the phrase ""because of my back"". Covers a broad range of activities: mobility, self-care and sleeping. 24 items scored at 0 or 1. Ranges from 0-24 with higher scores representing worse dysfunction

Rotator Cuff Tear Questionnaire

Patient-completed measure of satisfaction following non-operative treatment of full-thickness rotator cuff tears through rotator strengthening. Satisfaction is correlated to subjective pain relief, ability to carry a 10-15 pound case by the side, and ability to use the arm at shoulder level

Rotterdam 9-item handicap scale

The Rotterdam Handicap Scale can be used to measure a patient's functional ability and level of handicap. This can be used to monitor a patient's status over time and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. The authors are from Erasmus University in Rotterdam The Netherlands

Rotterdam Systems Checklist

Staff-completed 38-item questionnaire assessing psychological and physical symptoms. Rated on a 4 point scale: 0 = not at all 3 = very much. It asks respondents to indicate how much they have experienced particular symptoms over the last week

Rowe grading system

Measurement instrument for shoulder instability

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