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Mobility Assessment Score of Parker and Palmer (Parker Mobility Score)

Purpose: To evaluate a patient's mobility using the screening assessment of Parker and Palmer.

Description

Parker and Palmer developed a model for predicting mortality at 1 year following a hip fracture. This included an assessment of patient mobility prior to the fracture. The authors are from the Peterborough District Hospital and University of Cambridge in England.


Parameters:

(1) ability to get around the house

(2) ability to get out of the house and around the community

(3) ability to go shopping

 

Difficulty in Accomplishing

Points

none

3

with a walking aid

2

with help from another person

1

incapable

0

 

where:

• There is a gap for a person with mild impairment (limp, etc.) but who does not need a walking aid. To handle this the spreadsheet will add an extra field scored at 2.5.

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 9

• The lower the score the worse the mobility.


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10