Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Functional Status Scale Study - Objective and Study Design
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Objective:  

The aim of this research is to develop and validate a rapid and reliable measure of functional status, the Functional Status Scale (FSS) that will be applicable to the full age group of pediatric patients.

Study Design:  

The study is a prospective comparison between the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System II (ABAS II) and the Functional Status Scale which are both designed to measure ability and disability