The Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale: a tool to measure functional status over time after COVID-19

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 2;56(1):2001494. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01494-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Abstract

An ordinal tool is proposed to measure the full spectrum of functional outcomes following COVID-19. This “Post-COVID-19 Functional Status (PCFS) scale” can be used for tracking functional status over time as well as for research purposes. https://bit.ly/3cofGaa

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living*
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections* / physiopathology
  • Coronavirus Infections* / psychology
  • Coronavirus Infections* / rehabilitation
  • Diagnostic Self Evaluation
  • Humans
  • Pandemics*
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Physical Functional Performance*
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / physiopathology
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / psychology
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / rehabilitation
  • Quality of Life*
  • Recovery of Function*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Surveys and Questionnaires