Fabricant et al reported the Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (HSS Pedi-FABS). It can be used to evaluate the activity level in children and adolescents. The authors are from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
Subjects: pediatric sports, middle and high school (10 to 18 years old)
Time frame: past month
Activities:
(1) running/jogging
(2) cutting (changing direction while running)
(3) decelerating
(4) pivoting (turning the body while foot planted)
(5) duration
(6) endurance (for >= 1 hour without stopping)
(7) competition level
(8) supervised by coach, trainer and/or instructor
Frequency for #1 to 6
Points
< 1 time per month
0
1 time per month
1
1 time per week
2
2-3 times per week
3
>= 4 times per week
4
Competition Level
Points
no
0
without official or judge
1
with official or judge
2
national or professional level
3
Supervision
Points
no
0
1-2 times per week
1
3-4 times per week
2
>= 5 times per week
3
total score =
= SUM(points for all 8 items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 30
• The higher the score the greater the level of sports activity.
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