Wood C A, Anderson J, Yates J W
Med Pediatr Oncol. 1981;9(2):129-32. doi: 10.1002/mpo.2950090205.
Accepted physical therapy assessment techniques were compared with the Karnofsky Performance Status scores in a group of patients with advanced cancer. Assessment of patients' physical functioning by physical therapy evaluation techniques was highly correlated with the Karnofsky Performance Status score. The KPS has been demonstrated to be a reliable assessment tool and is a good indicator of those patients most likely to maintain independent physical function. Extensive physical therapy measures in this patient population appear to offer no advantage over the KPS as an evaluation tool for studies.
在一组晚期癌症患者中，将公认的物理治疗评估技术与卡诺夫斯基功能状态评分进行了比较。通过物理治疗评估技术对患者身体功能的评估与卡诺夫斯基功能状态评分高度相关。卡诺夫斯基功能状态评分已被证明是一种可靠的评估工具，并且是那些最有可能维持独立身体功能的患者的良好指标。对于该患者群体，作为研究的评估工具，广泛的物理治疗措施似乎并不比卡诺夫斯基功能状态评分更具优势。
