Rasch Overall ALS Disability Score (ROADS)

Description

Fournier et al reported the ROADS (Rasch Overall ALS Disability Score) for evaluating disability in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The authors are from Emory University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, the Lahey Clinic and the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Patient selection: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ROADS)

Tasks:

(1) nod yes or no

(2) ride in a care

(3) eat soup

(4) drink a milkshake or smoothie

(5) sit on a toilet

(6) swallow pills

(7) blow out a candle

(8) eat dry food

(9) speak on the phone

(10) drink out of a glass

(11) eat a large meal

(12) sign name on paper

(13) get into bed

(14) roll over in bed

(15) take a shower

(16) use a knife and fork

(17) walk around your home

(18) move a chair

(19) speak in a loud room

(20) speak for hours

(21) clip nails

(22) walk up 1 flight of stairs

(23) walk up a hill

(24) climb a stepstool

(25) get up from the floor

(26) carry an object going down stairs

(27) stand for hours

(28) get a heavy object off a high shelf

Response	Points
normal	2
able to perform with difficulty	1
unable to perform	0

total score =

= SUM(points for all 28 tasks)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 56

The raw score is transformed to a normed whole number score:

Raw Score	Normed Whole Number
0	0
1	14
2	23
3	29
4	33
5	36
6	39
7	41
8	44
9	46
10	48
11	49
12	51
13	53
14	54
15	56
16	57
17	59
18	60
19	62
20	63
21	64
22	66
23	67
24	68
25	70
26	71
27	72
28	73
29	75
30	76
31	77
32	79
33	80
34	81
35	82
36	84
37	85
38	86
39	88
40	89
41	91
42	92
43	94
44	95
45	97
46	99
47	101
48	103
49	105
50	107
51	110
52	113
53	117
54	123
55	132
56	146

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Rasch Overall ALS Disability Score (ROADS)

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