46555-9
Current ability - ambulation [OASIS]
Active
Term Description
Identifies the patient's ability and the type of assistance required to safely ambulate or propel self in a wheelchair over a variety of surfaces. The focus for today's assessment - the "current" column - is on what the patient is able to do today.
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Current ability - ambulation
- Property
- Find
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- OASIS
Normative Answer List: LL299-9
| Answer | Code | Score | Answer ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Able to independently walk on even/uneven surfaces and climb stairs with or without railings (i.e., needs no human assist or assist device). | 0 | LA6137-9 | |
| Requires device (e.g., cane, walker) to walk alone OR requires human supervision/assistance to negotiate stairs/steps/uneven surfaces. | 1 | LA6361-5 | |
| Able to walk only with the supervision or assistance of another person at all times. | 2 | LA6147-8 | |
| Chairfast, unable to ambulate but is able to wheel self independently. | 3 | LA6171-8 | |
| Chairfast, unable to ambulate and is unable to wheel self. | 4 | LA6170-0 | |
| Bedfast, unable to ambulate or be up in a chair. | 5 | LA6159-3 |
Basic Attributes
- Class
- SURVEY.OASIS
- Type
- Surveys
- First Released
- Version 2.19
- Last Updated
- Version 2.54 (MIN)
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 46462-8 | Deprecated Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) form - version B1 |
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Copyright
- Organization
- Center for Health Policy Research, UCHSC, Denver, CO
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2002 Center for Health Services Research, UCHSC, Denver, CO.
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