In medicine (oncology and other fields), performance status is an attempt to quantify cancer patients' general well-being and activities of daily life. This measure is used to determine whether they can receive chemotherapy, whether dose adjustment is necessary, and as a measure for the required intensity of palliative care. It is also used in oncological randomized controlled trials as a measure of quality of life.
Read more about Performance Status: Scoring Systems, Karnofsky Scoring, ECOG/WHO/Zubrod Score, Lansky Score, Comparison
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