Schwab & England ADL Scale (Parkinson)
Schwab & England Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale (0-100%, in 10% steps; Schwab 1969) - a global measure of functional independence widely used in Parkinson disease.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Schwab & England level
- 50% - needs help with half of chores
Result: Schwab & England 50%: more dependent; needs help with half of chores; slower, with difficulty with everything.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 100-80%
- Completely independent (100%) to independent in most chores but takes twice as long (80%).
- 70-50%
- Not completely independent (70%) to needing help with half of chores (50%).
- 40-20%
- Very dependent (40%) to nothing alone / severe invalid (20%).
- 10-0%
- Totally dependent (10%) to bedridden with failing vegetative functions (0%).
What you enter
- Schwab & England level (%)
How this is calculated
Schwab RS, England AC Jr. Projection technique for evaluating surgery in Parkinson's disease. In: Gillingham FJ, Donaldson MC, eds. Third Symposium on Parkinson's Disease. Edinburgh: E&S Livingstone; 1969:152-157. Search PubMed for this source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.