The Rehabilitation Index

Factors measured:

(1) impairment from injury

(2) chronicity

(3) expected response

(4) intelligence quotient

(5) past performance in work and school

(6) emotional stability (poor to good)

(7) personality (poor to good)

(8) influence of socio-economic status (bad to good)

(9) influence of other physical defects (marked to none)

(10) motivation

Scoring:

• points assigned from 1 to 10

• The higher the score, the better the resource (1 = worst, 10 = best)

rehabilitation index =

= SUM(points for all 10 factors)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 10

• maximum score: 100

• An index <= 48 indicates that the patient is a poor risk for rehabilitation.

Limitations:

• All factors are graded equally, but factors such as intelligence, emotional stability and motivation can help some patients overcome adversity despite poor scores in other areas.