Which assessment includes Transfers and Gait as categories?

• A. FSS-ICU
• B. CPAx
• C. Perme ICU Mobility Score
• D. PFI-s

Answer: (C)

In ICU mobility scoring, tasks are grouped into domains to show how a patient’s function is progressing. The Perme ICU Mobility Score is built around explicit categories for Transfers and Gait, making it clear when a patient can move from one surface to another and when they can walk. This separate labeling of Transfers and Gait as distinct sections is what makes this assessment stand out as the one that includes both as categories, providing a straightforward way to track progress in fundamental mobility tasks.

Other tools assess similar abilities, but they don’t present Transfers and Gait as dedicated categories in the same way. For example, some scales score individual activities like rolling, sitting, standing, or walking without organizing them into these two named domains, and others use a broader set of domains with different scoring structures. Therefore, the Perme ICU Mobility Score is the best fit for including Transfers and Gait as categories.