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== Method of Use  ==
== Method of Use  ==
The LEFS is a self-report questionnaire. Patients answer the question "Today, <u>do you</u> or <u>would you</u> have any difficulty at all with:" in regards to twenty different activities. Patients select an answer from the following scale for each activity listed:
#Extreme Difficulty or Unable to Perform Activity
#Quite a Bit of Difficulty
#Moderate Difficulty
#A Little Bit of Difficulty
#No Difficulty


== Reference<br>  ==
== Reference<br>  ==

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Objective
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The objective of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is to measure "patients' initial function, ongoing progress, and outcome" for a wide range of lower-extremity conditions.[1]

Intended Population
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The LEFS is intended for use on adults with lower extremity conditions.[1]

Method of Use[edit | edit source]

The LEFS is a self-report questionnaire. Patients answer the question "Today, do you or would you have any difficulty at all with:" in regards to twenty different activities. Patients select an answer from the following scale for each activity listed:

  1. Extreme Difficulty or Unable to Perform Activity
  2. Quite a Bit of Difficulty
  3. Moderate Difficulty
  4. A Little Bit of Difficulty
  5. No Difficulty

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Binkley JM, Stratford PW, Lott SA, Riddle DL. The lower extremity functional scale (LEFS): scale development, measurement properties, and clinical application. Phys Ther 1999;79:371-383.