Phoenix Rising Energy Index Scale
The Phoenix Rising Energy Index Scale is a symptom scale created by Phoenix Rising which helps patients measure their degree of available energy.[1]
Energy Index Scale[edit | edit source]
Name
DATE: 0. Bed-ridden, up to bathroom only
1. Out of bed 30 – 60 minutes a day (sitting in chair is out of bed)
2. Out of bed sitting, standing, walking 1 – 2 hours per day
3. Out of bed sitting, standing, walking 2 – 4 hours per day
4. Out of bed sitting, standing, walking 4 – 6 hours per day
5. Perform with difficulty sedentary job 40 hours a week, daily naps
6. Daily naps in bed, may maintain a 40 hour sedentary work week plus light, limited housekeeping and/or social activities
7. No naps in bed. Up 7:00 a.m. to 9:00p.m. Able to work a sedentary job plus light housekeeping
8. Full sedentary workweek, no naps, some social activities plus light exercise
9. Same as 8 above plus exercise approximately 1/2 to 2/3 normal without excessive fatigue, awakens next morning refreshed
10. Normal
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Energy Index Scale". Phoenix Rising: Supporting People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Retrieved November 20, 2020.
