| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Resumption of Activities of Daily Living Scale (RADLS) |
| First Description |
Williams RM, Myers AM. A new approach to measuring recovery in injured workers with acute low back pain: Resumption of Activities of Daily Living Scale. Physical therapy. 1998;78(6):613-23 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | --- |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Low Back Pain (LBP) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | English |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Williams RM, Myers AM. |
| Title | New approach to measuring recovery in injured workers with acute low back pain: resumption of activities of daily living scale |
| Journal | Phys Ther |
| Year | 1998 |
| Vol | 78 |
| Num | 6 |
| Pages | 613-23 |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| No other References. | |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | --- |
| --- | |
| Address | --- |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links |
http://ptjournal.apta.org/content/78/6/613.full.pdf |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Composite Index, VAS |
| Brief Description |
assess broad areas often affected by back injury: sleeping patterns, sexual activity, self-care, light and heavy household chores, shopping, socializing inside and outside home, travelling, recreational activities and paid employment |
| Number of Items | 12 |
| Range | 0-100 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes Each item is scored with a graphic scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 100% (complete resumption) |
| Developed for | Clinical practice |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
a minimum of 70% of the items (about 9 out of the 12 items) be completed to calculate a total score for each person. summing across the items and dividing by the number of items |
| Score Interpretation | --- |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 5 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | --- |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |