Objective
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King’s Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury (KOSCHI)
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Purpose
Predictive measure with increased sensitivity for the milder head injury
All children
Assesment Type
Patient Group
Neurodisability (Other) | Other
Age Group
Infants (0-2 years) | Children (3-12 years) | Adolescents (13-17 years)
ICF domain
Activity & Participation | Body Structure & Function
Area of assessment
Fine Motor
Key description
5 point scale:
Death, Vegetative, Severe disability, Moderate disability, Good recovery.
Cost
Free
Equipment required
None
Training required
N/A
Considerations & references
Reliability / validity
Interrater reliability 0.71
Functional score correlated well with category score
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22582847/
Strengths / weaknesses
Quick to administer
More sensitive than the previous Glasgow score
References/ Links
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22582847/
https://gla-rehab.com/the-kings-outcome-scale-for-childhood-head-injury-koschi/
Time to complete
5 minutes
Comments
Easily translated
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