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Prototype — not for patient care. Scoring is implemented, but every cutoff, MDC, and normative value is unverified and awaiting clinical review.
PT Outcomes

Stroke Impact Scale-16

Draft — not clinically reviewed

SIS-16 · Neurologic · v0.1.0 · effective 2026-08-17

Sixteen-item self-report of physical function after stroke, transformed to a 0 to 100 score. Higher scores indicate better function.

Instructions

  • The patient rates the difficulty of each activity over the past two weeks, from 1 (could not do at all) to 5 (not difficult at all).
  • Transfer the patient's ratings from the completed form.
  • All sixteen items must be answered to produce a score.

Items

Progress0 of 16 answered

Population-specific interpretation applies only when a population is selected.

  1. 1. Dressing the top half of your body
  2. 2. Bathing yourself
  3. 3. Getting to the toilet on time
  4. 4. Controlling your bladder
  5. 5. Controlling your bowels
  6. 6. Standing without losing balance
  7. 7. Going shopping
  8. 8. Doing heavy household chores
  9. 9. Staying sitting without losing balance
  10. 10. Walking fast
  11. 11. Climbing one flight of stairs
  12. 12. Climbing several flights of stairs
  13. 13. Getting in and out of a car
  14. 14. Carrying heavy objects with the affected hand
  15. 15. Opening a jar with the affected hand
  16. 16. Tying a shoelace

Result

SIS-16 v0.1.0

Incomplete — no score reported

16 of 16 items are unanswered. No score is reported until the measure is complete.

Source and version details
Version
0.1.0
Effective date
2026-08-17
Review status
Draft — not clinically reviewed

References

  • SOURCE NOT VERIFIED. The citation below is the suggested primary source and has not been checked against the published article. Confirm the citation and every value attributed to it before approving. Suggested source: Duncan PW, Wallace D, Lai SM, Johnson D, Embretson S, Laster LJ. The Stroke Impact Scale version 2.0. Stroke. 1999.

Revision history

  • v0.1.0 (2026-08-17) — Initial definition. Transform implemented; no interpretive cutoff is established for this measure.

This tool supports clinical documentation and does not replace professional judgment. It does not diagnose, prescribe treatment, or establish medical necessity. Verify every value before entering it into the medical record.