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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 May;91(5):435–441. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182465da6

Table 2.

Measurement of Function

Level of Function Amount of Assistance Needed
1 Total assistance, dependent (patient performs less than 25% of activity)
2 Maximal assistance (patient performs between 25-49% of activity)
3 Moderate assistance (patient performs at least 50% of activity)
4 Minimal assistance (patient performs at least 75% of activity)
5 Supervision (patient can perform, but not independently)
6 Modified Independent (patient performs independently with an assistive device)
7 Independent (patient performs in timely and safe manner)