Original parameters:
(1) pliability (flexibility) of the scar
(2) color of scar
(3) overall satisfaction
Additional parameters added for the modified version:
(4) distortion of site
(5) cosmetic appearance
|
Responses to 1, 3, 4, 5
|
Responses to 2
|
Points
|
|
excellent
|
normal
|
0
|
|
very good
|
white
|
1
|
|
good
|
pink
|
2
|
|
fair
|
red
|
3
|
|
poor
|
purple
|
4
|
where:
• The original point assignment is 1 to 5 rather than 0 to 4.
• The original scale only had 4 levels for color (normal, pink, red, purple).
• Another parameter might be report hypertrophic scar.
• Responses to 1, 3, 4 and 5 might be excellent, good, fair, guarded, poor. The original responses may be biased to overly positive responses.
total score =
= SUM(points for all 5 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 20
• The higher the score the more abnormal the scar.
Limitations:
• The rating scale allows for illogical responses, such as overall dissatisfaction despite otherwise good responses.
• The same scare could be achieved by different combination of responses.
