Steinbrocker Functional Classification

Name

Steinbrocker functional classification.

Synonyms

Steinbrocker functional grading, Steinbrocker's grading, Steinbrocker's grading system for functional disability.

Source Article

Steinbrocker 0, Traeger CH, Batterman RC. Therapeutic criteria in rheumatoid arthritis. JAMA 1949;140:659-62.

Description

The Steinbrocker functional classification was used by the physician or the research nurse, who were trained in physical function assessment, to rate the extent of physical disability on a four-level scale, ranging from Class I, "complete functional capacity to carry out all usual duties without handicaps", to Class IV, "largely or wholly incapacitated with (the person) bedridden or confined to wheelchair.

Structure / Content

I - Complete ability to carry out all the usual duties without handicaps
II - Adequate for normal activities despite handicap of discomfort or limited motion of one of the joints
III - Limited to little or none of the duties of usual occupation or self-care
IV - Incapacitated, largely or wholly bed-ridden or confined to a wheelchair with little or no self-care

References

Steinbrocker 0, Traeger CH, Batterman RC. Therapeutic criteria in rheumatoid arthritis. JAMA 1949;140:659-62.

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