Lansky Play-Performance Scale for Pediatric Functional Status
Uses parent description of child’s activity to assess ability and response to treatment.
For patients < 16 years old. Useful to use over time to track disease progression.
Advice
Quantifying functional status is useful in all facets of patient care and may improve understanding of patient needs and abilities, as well as prognosis.
Management
We are unaware of validated management algorithms using the Lansky Scale.
Critical Actions
The Lansky Scale and other performance scales should be used in the holistic assessment of cancer patients, although their use for prognosis or treatment choice is not well understood.