NOTE: This scale is copyright Neurological Outcome Measures Unit. Copies are available from Dr Hobart at J.Hobart@ion.ucl.ac.uk (as of 2002).
There are 29 items covering findings over the previous 2 weeks:
(1) 3 items dealing with limited abilities
(2) 26 items related to being bothered by symptoms or consequences of illness
Responses use a 5 point Likert scale range from 1 to 5 (not at all, a little, moderately, quite a bit, extremely).
where:
• All questions need to be answered.
• All responses are in the same "direction".
total score =
= SUM(points for all 29 questions)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 29
• maximum score: 145
• The higher the score, the greater the degree of disability.
Performance:
• Effects sizes show evidence of good responsiveness.
• Test-retest reliability is high (r values 0.65 to 0.90)
• Internal consistency high (Cronbach's alpha 0.91)
