Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 7 The modified Prolo economic and functional scores [13]
From: The Prolo Scale: history, evolution and psychometric properties
Prolo economic score (modified) | Prolo functional score (modified) |
|---|---|
Complete invalid (confined to the home) | Severe pain (cannot do anything, somebody has to help you day to day) |
No gainful occupation (including no housework and no retirement or leisure activities) | Moderate level of pain (able to take care of yourself without help, but can’t do anything else) |
Able to work but not at your previous job (nor do the same types of housework or take part in all of your recreational activities or pastimes) | Low level of pain (able to do everything except sports, physically demanding leisure activities or heavy housework) |
Working at previous job but on a part-time or light duty status (same kind of housework or retirement activities as before, but reduced in the amount of time and effort) | No pain now, but you have had one or more spells of pain recently |
Able to work at previous job (or do other things) with no restrictions of any kind | Complete recovery, no pain, able to perform previous sport activities |