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Scandinavian Stroke Scale

Seattle Obstructive Lung Disease Questionnaire

Patient-completed, disease-specific questionnaire to monitor health- related quality of life. 29 items measure four health dimensions (physical function, emotional function, coping skills and treatment satisfaction). Final scores for each dimension range from 0 to 100, with 100 representing the highest possible function. No overall score is generated

Self-Reported Spinal Cord Functional Measure

Patient-completed questionnaire with 12 weighted questions providing a summed final score of causes, impairment and function

SCRIPPS neurological rating in patients with Multiple Sclerosis

The Scripps Neurological Rating Scale (NRS) was developed for the clinical assessment of patients with multiple sclerosis. The authors are from the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla California

Self-Reported Neurological Disability in Multiple Sclerosis

Patients with multiple sclerosis can assess their level of impairment using a self-reporting questionnaire giving 8 functional scores. The results correlate well with the Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS)

Self-Reporting Screening Instrument to Predict Frailty

Brody et al developed a self-reporting screening instrument to identify elderly patients likely to develop frailty (as defined as the need for being placed in a nursing home or receive long term home care) within 1 year. This can help identify older patients who may require closer monitoring and more aggressive intervention. The authors are from Kaiser Permanente and the University of Florida

SF-12

The SF-12 is a subset of the SF-36; the choice between the SF-12 and the SF-36 is a choice between more and less practical survey tools and between less and more information about health status and outcomes

SF-36; Short Form 36; MOS 36
Patient-completed health status measure, alone or with help. Comprises 8 dimensions of health status: physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional, mental health, and health transition. Scores are coded, summed and transformed onto a scale from 0 (worst possible health status) to 100 (best possible health status). Can be administered by post.

Sheffield Birth Score

The Sheffield Birth Score was developed by the Sheffield Intervention Programme which was intended to reduce the risk of unexpected infant death. This can be used to identify neonates at increased risk of unexpected death during the first year of life so that interventions can be made to reduce the risk 

Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA)

The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Questionnaire (SMFA) is designed to
measure the functional status of patients with a broad range of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders.

Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ)

Patient-completed questionnaire covering 16 physical movements or activities of the shoulder over a twenty-four hour period. Scored on a dichotomous scale, positively scored items are divided by the total number of applicable items and expressed as a percentage, the higher the percentage the greater the disability

Shoulder Function Assessment Scale

Staff-completed subjective and objective scale to assess shoulder function. Subjective scores consist of 2 pain questions scored on a visual analogue scale, and four activity of daily living questions on a five point scale. The 3 objective scores are measured on range of movement. Scored out of 70 with higher score reflecting greater shoulder function

Shoulder Pain and Disability Index

Patient-completed 13-item index divided into pain and disability subscales. A visual analogue scale is used for each item, which is translated into a numerical score. A calculation is then required to obtain an overall score. Scores range from 0-100, the higher scores indicating greater impairment

Shoulder Pain Score

Patient-completed scale measuring degree of shoulder pain. Three domains: 4 point pain scale (none - severe) measuring pain experienced at rest, in motion, at night, during sleep and when lying on affected side; 4 point scale (none - past the elbow) recording the degree of radiation and thirdly the amount of pain on a 0-100 scale

Shoulder Rating Questionnaire

Patient-completed questionnaire to assess the severity of symptoms and functional status. Consists of six domains (global assessment, pain, daily activities, recreational and athletic activities, work, and satisfaction), each graded separately and weighted to produce total score

Shuttle walking test (SWT)

Patient-completed, staff-rated standardised incremental walking test providing symptom-limited maximal performance. The number of completed levels of 10 metre shuttles, at gradually increasing speeds pre-set by the taped signals, provides an objective measurement of disability and allows direct comparison of patients' performance

Signals of Functional Impairment Index (SOFI)

SOFI (Signals of Functional Impairment) aims to detect functional impairment of different joints in RA patients as early as possible. It comprises assessments of hand, arm and leg function

Simple Shoulder Test (SST)
Patient-completed questionnaire on shoulder function. Function based assessment tool of 12 questions requiring a yes/no response. There is no score derived or classification of results

Single leg hop test

Patient-completed, staff-scored physical test requiring a single hop and measuring the distance. The distance is compared to the same test being performed with the noninvolved leg. Used to assess lower limb function

Sitting Assessment Scale

Sock Test

Patient-completed functional test scored by therapist and intended to reflect activity limitation due to musculoskeletal pain. Simulates the activity of putting on a sock in a standardised way. Performance is evaluated and scored on an ordinal scale (0-3) according to patient's reach and ease

Sodring Motor Evaluation of Stroke Patients (SMES)

Staff-completed chart evaluating motor function and activity. Consists of a total of 32 activities in 3 sections: arm (16 items), leg (4 items) and gross function (12 items). Each section activities are scored by quality (as given inaccompanying manual) to give one final summed score

Specific Activity Scale for Functional Classification for Cardiovascular Disease (Goldman) 

Goldman et al defined a Specific Activity Scale for the functional classification of patients with cardiovascular disease

Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM)

Staff-completed scale measuring function in areas of self-care, respiration and sphincter management and mobility for patients with spinal cord lesions causing paraplegia or tetraplegia. Each area is scored according to its proportional weight in these patients? general activity with final scores ranging from 0-100

St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)
Self-completed questionnaire for measuring impaired health and perceived quality of life. 76 items divided into three sections (symptoms, activity, and impacts), from which an empirically derived weighted single score is calculated. As the score is independent of patient and study, size and change of score could have clinical meaning throughout the population

Standing Balance Test

Staff-completed scale designed to quantify independent standing balance performance, based on timed measurements. Ordinal scale, graded 0-6, categorizing the ability to maintain different standing postures for 60 seconds e.g. 0 - unable to stand with feet apart, 3 - able to stand with feet together for up to 60 seconds, 6 - able to stand unilaterally for 60 seconds

Stanford Health Assesment Questionnaire

The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) was originally developed in 1978 by Fries et al. at Stanford University. It was one of the first self-report functional status (disability) measures and has become the dominant instrument in many disease areas, including arthritis. It is widely
used throughout the world and has become a mandated outcome measure for clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis and some other diseases.

Star Rating Scale for the Elderly
The Star Rating scale can be used to evaluate an elderly patient and her or his functional ability

Step Test

Staff-completed test of dynamic standing balance, incorporating single limb stance, developed by physiotherapists for use in people with stroke. Involves stepping one foot on, then off, a block as quickly as possible in a set time period

Strain Index for Distal Upper Extremity Disorders

Moore and Garb developed the Strain Index to evaluate the risk of distal upper extremity disorders in occupational settings. This can help identify jobs that are likely to result in worker injury. The authors are from the Medical College and University of Wisconsin

Stroke Outcome Classification

Staff-completed classification system scoring the severity and extent of neurological impairment and levels of independence. Extent score indicates number of major domains impaired on a scale of 0 to 3. Severity scores indicate level of impairment on a scale of A to C. Function scores indicate level of basic and instrumental activities of daily living on a scale of 1 to 5

Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale

Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (STREAM)

Staff-completed scale evaluating recovery of voluntary movement and basic mobility following stroke consisting of 30 items with 10 in each of 3 subscales, upper limb movements, lower limb movements and basic mobility. Suitable for low to high level function

Supervision Rating Scale (SRS)
Staff / carer-completed index rating level of supervision required. Thirteen ordinal divisions of independence grouped into five ranked levels of supervision. Patients are assigned one level on the scale according to their functional independence

Support Team Assessment Schedule (STAS)

17-item patient and staff-completed questionnaire providing an indicator of outcome of palliative care in terms of physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. Arranged in 2 domains, 10 items assess patient and family and 7 assess the services they receive. Patient/family items include pain and symptom control, patient and family anxiety, communication and insight into disease process and understanding of future. Items for the professional team include communication within team, anxiety, financial and time issues

Survey of Pain Attitudes (SOPA)

The Survey of Pain Attitudes (SOPA) measures the beliefs of a patient with chronic pain that influence the person's adjustment to the pain. It can be used to help separate those who are adjusting well to the pain from those who are not. The authors are from the University of Washington in Seattle

Survival Index in Low Birthweight Newborn Infants

The expected survival in a low birthweight neonate can be estimated from clinical findings shortly after birth. The survival estimate is intended to be more accurate than the Apgar score alone

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