Rehabilitation program evaluation using a revised level of rehabilitation scale (LORS-II)

The Level of Rehabilitation Scale (LORS) was prepared to aid in meeting program evaluation needs of rehabilitation facilities. Advantages of the original LORS-I, including economy of administration, behaviorally defined levels of function, multiple points of view, and concise presentation of findings were retained. Normative information concerning improvement levels for the activities of daily living subscale was developed for cerebrovascular accident inpatients. Data showed that expected improvement varies according to functional level at admission and patient age.