Disability Rating Scale Clinical Classification

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized rating scale developed by Rappaport et al in 1982, which is used to measure general functional changes over the course of recovery in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The questionnaire contains 8 questions and generates 4 subscales: arousability awareness and responsivity, cognitive ability for self-care activities, dependence on others and psychosocial adaptability.

**Synonyms:** - DRS - DRS - DRS01