Scoring Instructions
Disability Rating Scale (DRS) |
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Category |
Item |
Instructions |
Score |
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Arousability, Awareness and Responsiveness |
Eye Opening |
0- spontaneous 1- to speech
2 – to pain 3 – none |
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Communication Ability |
0- oriented 1 - confused
2 – inappropriate 3 – incomprehensible 4 - none |
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Motor Response |
0 - obeying 1- localizing
2 - withdrawing 3 – decorticates (flexing) 4 – decorticate (extending) 5 – none |
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Cognitive Ability for Self Care Activities |
Feeding |
0- complete 1- partial
2 – minimal 3 – none |
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Toileting |
0- complete 1- partial
2 – minimal 3 – none |
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Grooming |
0- complete 1- partial
2 – minimal 3 - none |
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Dependence on Others |
Level of Functioning |
0- completely independent 1- independent in special environment
2 – mildly dependent 3 -moderately dependent 4 – noticeably dependent 5 – totally dependent |
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Psychosocial Adaptability |
Employability |
0- not restricted 1 - selected jobs
2 – sheltered workshop (non-competitive) 3 – not employable |
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Total DR Score |
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Disability Categories
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Total DR Score |
Level of Disability |
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0 |
None |
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1 |
Mild |
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2-3 |
Partial |
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4-6 |
Moderate |
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7-11 |
Moderately Severe |
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12-16 |
Severe |
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17-21 |
Exceedingly Severe |
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22-24 |
Vegetative State |
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25-29 |
Exceedingly Vegetative State |