Lansky Play-Performance Scale (Pediatric)
Lansky Play-Performance Scale (Lansky et al. 1987) — the observer-rated pediatric functional-status scale (0-100 in steps of 10), the pediatric counterpart to the adult Karnofsky Performance Status.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Lansky score
- 60 - up and around, minimal active play
Result: Lansky 60: up and around, but minimal active play; keeps busy with quieter activities. Reduced activity but up and about.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 80-100
- Able to carry on normal activity (100 fully active; 90 minor strenuous-activity limits; 80 tires more quickly).
- 50-70
- Reduced activity but up and about; some self-care or play limitation.
- 0-40
- Mostly bedbound / disabled (40 mostly in bed down to 0 unresponsive).
What you enter
- Lansky score
How this is calculated
Lansky SB, List MA, Lansky LL, Ritter-Sterr C, Miller DR. The measurement of performance in childhood cancer patients. Cancer. 1987;60(7):1651-1656. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.